diff --git a/torchtune/training/metric_logging.py b/torchtune/training/metric_logging.py
index a6189f10e..42aa1f9d7 100644
--- a/torchtune/training/metric_logging.py
+++ b/torchtune/training/metric_logging.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def log_config(self, config: DictConfig) -> None:
             try:
                 output_config_fname = Path(
                     os.path.join(
-                        config.checkpointer.checkpoint_dir,
+                        config.output_dir,
                         "torchtune_config.yaml",
                     )
                 )