diff --git a/TEST.py b/TEST.py
index dd81f3e802..9fa9d76fea 100644
--- a/TEST.py
+++ b/TEST.py
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 
 
 from tests.trainer.test_fsdp_checkpoint import _compare_model_params_between_state_dicts, _compare_optims_between_state_dicts, _compare_metrics_between_state_dicts, get_trainer
+from icecream import install
+from icecream import ic
+
+install()
+ic.configureOutput(includeContext=True)
 
 def test_1(use_tp: bool):
 
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ def test_1(use_tp: bool):
         assert trainer1.state.tp_config is not None
         assert isinstance(trainer1.state.tp_config, TPConfig)
 
+    ic('Before trainer 1 fit')
     print('Before trainer 1 fit')
     trainer1.fit()
     print('After trainer 1 fit')
@@ -146,9 +152,9 @@ def test_1(use_tp: bool):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    print('*'*70, '\nuse_tp=False\n', '*'*70)
-    test_1(use_tp=False)
-    print('*'*70, '\nDone\n', '*'*70)
+    # print('*'*70, '\nuse_tp=False\n', '*'*70)
+    # test_1(use_tp=False)
+    # print('*'*70, '\nDone\n', '*'*70)
 
     print('*'*70, '\nuse_tp=True\n', '*'*70)
     test_1(use_tp=True)
diff --git a/composer/core/engine.py b/composer/core/engine.py
index 2c27e0ec51..a6b0e4dad6 100644
--- a/composer/core/engine.py
+++ b/composer/core/engine.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def run_event(
             traces (Traces): Ordered dictionary of trace for each algorithm.
         """
         duration_marker = None
-        event = Event(event)
+        event = ic(Event(event))
 
         self._debug_log(event, 'Running event')
 
diff --git a/composer/trainer/trainer.py b/composer/trainer/trainer.py
index 815aa50001..4215721118 100644
--- a/composer/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/composer/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -2667,7 +2667,6 @@ def _train_loop(self) -> None:
                     self.state.batch = fix_batch_precision_for_deepspeed(self.state.batch, self.state.precision)
 
                 self.engine.run_event(Event.AFTER_DATALOADER)
-
                 self.engine.run_event(Event.BATCH_START)
 
                 # Log time values
@@ -2736,8 +2735,9 @@ def _train_loop(self) -> None:
                 duration = datetime.datetime.now() - last_wct
                 self._run_evaluators(Event.BATCH_END)
                 last_wct = datetime.datetime.now() - duration
-
+                ic('before')
                 self.engine.run_event(Event.BATCH_CHECKPOINT)
+                ic('after')
 
                 if (
                     self.state.timestamp >= self.state.max_duration or (