diff --git a/torchtune/training/checkpointing/_utils.py b/torchtune/training/checkpointing/_utils.py
index 23fbec7a8b..d75227aeac 100644
--- a/torchtune/training/checkpointing/_utils.py
+++ b/torchtune/training/checkpointing/_utils.py
@@ -409,11 +409,9 @@ def get_recipe_checkpoint_path(
     if recipe_checkpoint:
         recipe_checkpoint_path = os.path.join(output_dir, recipe_checkpoint)
     else:
-        # Look for the recipe_state in /recipe_state
-        tentative_folder_path = os.path.join(output_dir, RECIPE_STATE_DIRNAME)
-        for file_name in os.listdir(tentative_folder_path):
-            if file_name.startswith("recipe_state" + "."):
-                recipe_checkpoint_path = os.path.join(tentative_folder_path, file_name)
+        recipe_checkpoint_path = os.path.join(
+            output_dir, RECIPE_STATE_DIRNAME, "recipe_state.pt"
+        )
 
     # TODO: improve this msg
     if not recipe_checkpoint_path or not os.path.exists(recipe_checkpoint_path):