diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 447ab5fb..26620662 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -544,11 +544,11 @@ def configure_env():
     )
     env_contents["--gradient_checkpointing"] = "true"
     gradient_checkpointing_interval = prompt_user(
-        "Would you like to configure a gradient checkpointing interval? A value larger than 1 will increase VRAM usage but speed up training by skipping checkpoint creation every Nth layer",
+        "Would you like to configure a gradient checkpointing interval? A value larger than 1 will increase VRAM usage but speed up training by skipping checkpoint creation every Nth layer, and a zero will disable this feature.",
         0,
     )
     try:
-        if int(gradient_checkpointing_interval) > 0:
+        if int(gradient_checkpointing_interval) > 1:
             env_contents["--gradient_checkpointing_interval"] = int(
                 gradient_checkpointing_interval
             )