diff --git a/vall_e/engines/base.py b/vall_e/engines/base.py
index b17f47c..03f5233 100755
--- a/vall_e/engines/base.py
+++ b/vall_e/engines/base.py
@@ -273,14 +273,15 @@ class Engine():
 		losses = self.gather_attribute("loss")
 		loss = torch.stack([*losses.values()]).sum()
 
+		stats = {}
+		stats |= {k: v.item() for k, v in losses.items()}
+		stats |= self.gather_attribute("scalar")
+
 		if torch.isnan(loss).any():
 			self.max_nan_losses = self.max_nan_losses - 1
 			if self.max_nan_losses < 0:
 				raise RuntimeError("Too many NaN losses detected.")
-
-		stats = {}
-		stats |= {k: v.item() for k, v in losses.items()}
-		stats |= self.gather_attribute("scalar")
+			return stats
 
 		self.backward(loss)
 		self.step()
@@ -480,42 +481,32 @@ class Engines(dict[str, Engine]):
 
 			start_time = time.time()
 
-			tries = 4
-			n_ooms = torch.zeros([], device=device)			
-			
 			batch = to_device(batch, device)
+			n_ooms = torch.zeros([], device=device)
 
 			if not cfg.trainer.check_for_oom:
 				res = feeder( engine=engine, batch=batch )
 			else:
-				while tries >= 0:
-					try:
-						res = feeder( engine=engine, batch=batch )
-						break
-					except RuntimeError as e:
-						_logger.error(f"Forward: {str(e)}")
+				try:
+					res = feeder( engine=engine, batch=batch )
+				except RuntimeError as e:
+					_logger.error(f"Forward: {str(e)}")
 
-						if "out of memory" not in str(e):
-							self.save_checkpoint()
-							raise e
+					if "out of memory" not in str(e):
+						self.save_checkpoint()
+						raise e
 
-						# shrink batch size until it's happy
-						for k in batch:
-							batch[k] = batch[k][:-1]
-
-						if tries <= 0:
-							# trigger OOM
-							n_ooms += 1
-						else:
-							# also do GC
-							do_gc()
-						continue
+					n_ooms += 1
 
 				if world_size() > 1:
 					all_reduce(n_ooms)
+
 				if n_ooms.item() > 0:
+					continue
+					"""
 					self.save_checkpoint()
 					raise RuntimeError("Out of memory during forward pass!")
+					"""
 
 			if res is None:
 				continue
@@ -523,8 +514,6 @@ class Engines(dict[str, Engine]):
 			loss, engine_stats = res
 			engine_stats |= self.gather_attribute("scalar")
 
-			n_ooms = torch.zeros([], device=device)
-			
 			if not cfg.trainer.check_for_oom:
 				engine.backward(loss)
 			else:
@@ -545,8 +534,7 @@ class Engines(dict[str, Engine]):
 
 				if n_ooms.item() > 0:
 					self.save_checkpoint()
-				
-				raise RuntimeError("Out of memory during backwards pass!")
+					raise RuntimeError("Out of memory during backwards pass!")
 
 			engine.step()
 			
diff --git a/vall_e/train.py b/vall_e/train.py
index 0f7c7ee..8f449bc 100755
--- a/vall_e/train.py
+++ b/vall_e/train.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ def train_feeder(engine, batch):
 
 		loss = torch.stack([*losses.values()]).sum()
 
+	if torch.isnan(loss).any():
+		return
+
 	stats = {}
 	stats |= {k: v.item() for k, v in losses.items()}
 	stats |= {k: v.item() for k, v in stat.items()}