diff --git a/src/axolotl/train.py b/src/axolotl/train.py
index b9b0e595d..5acfaf12c 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/train.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/train.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from axolotl.common.cli import TrainerCliArgs
 from axolotl.logging_config import configure_logging
 from axolotl.monkeypatch import neft_embeddings
 from axolotl.utils.dict import DictDefault
+from axolotl.utils.distributed import zero_only
 from axolotl.utils.models import load_model, load_tokenizer
 from axolotl.utils.trainer import setup_trainer
 
@@ -44,7 +45,10 @@ def train(
     *, cfg: DictDefault, cli_args: TrainerCliArgs, dataset_meta: TrainDatasetMeta
 ):
     # load the tokenizer first
-    LOG.info(f"loading tokenizer... {cfg.tokenizer_config or cfg.base_model_config}")
+    with zero_only():
+        LOG.debug(
+            f"loading tokenizer... {cfg.tokenizer_config or cfg.base_model_config}"
+        )
     tokenizer = load_tokenizer(cfg)
 
     train_dataset = dataset_meta.train_dataset
@@ -52,7 +56,10 @@ def train(
     total_num_steps = dataset_meta.total_num_steps
 
     # Load the model and tokenizer
-    LOG.info("loading model and (optionally) peft_config...")
+    msg = "loading model"
+    if cfg.adapter:
+        msg += " and peft_config..."
+    LOG.debug(msg)
     model, peft_config = load_model(cfg, tokenizer, inference=cli_args.inference)
 
     safe_serialization = cfg.save_safetensors is True
diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/distributed.py b/src/axolotl/utils/distributed.py
index 9a1c689fb..313dd24e8 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/distributed.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/distributed.py
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ def get_world_size():
     return int(os.getenv("WORLD_SIZE", "1"))
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def zero_only():
+    """
+    Context manager that only runs the enclosed block on the main rank.
+    """
+    if is_main_process():
+        yield
+    else:
+        yield None
+
+
 @contextmanager
 def zero_first(is_main):
     """
diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py b/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
index d04390293..9a6afcd17 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from axolotl.utils.distributed import (
     is_main_process,
     reduce_and_broadcast,
     zero_first,
+    zero_only,
 )
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger("axolotl")
@@ -153,14 +154,14 @@ def calculate_total_num_steps(cfg, train_dataset, tokenizer):
         # we have to drop anything longer then sequence len otherwise
         # flash attention with position ids fails
         if not cfg.total_num_tokens:
-            LOG.info("calculating total_num_tokens")
             total_num_tokens = np.sum(
                 train_dataset.data.column("input_ids")
                 .to_pandas()
                 .apply(lambda x: len(x))  # pylint: disable=unnecessary-lambda
                 .values
             )
-            LOG.info(f"total_num_tokens: {total_num_tokens}")
+            with zero_only():
+                LOG.debug(f"total_num_tokens: {total_num_tokens}")
             cfg.total_num_tokens = total_num_tokens
 
         if not cfg.total_supervised_tokens:
@@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ def calculate_total_num_steps(cfg, train_dataset, tokenizer):
                 .apply(lambda x: np.sum(np.array(x) != -100))
                 .sum()
             )
-            LOG.info(f"`total_supervised_tokens: {total_supervised_tokens}`")
+            with zero_only():
+                LOG.debug(f"`total_supervised_tokens: {total_supervised_tokens}`")
             cfg.total_supervised_tokens = total_supervised_tokens
 
         if cfg.sample_packing_eff_est:
@@ -189,9 +191,10 @@ def calculate_total_num_steps(cfg, train_dataset, tokenizer):
                 )
                 * cfg.num_epochs
             )
-            LOG.info(
-                f"total_num_tokens: {cfg.total_num_tokens}, total_num_steps: {total_num_steps}"
-            )
+            with zero_only():
+                LOG.debug(
+                    f"total_num_tokens: {cfg.total_num_tokens}, total_num_steps: {total_num_steps}"
+                )
         else:
             if cfg.world_size > 1 and is_distributed():
                 sampler = DistributedSampler(
@@ -220,7 +223,8 @@ def calculate_total_num_steps(cfg, train_dataset, tokenizer):
             )
             data_loader_len = data_loader.len_w_stats()
             actual_eff = data_loader.efficiency()
-            LOG.info(f"data_loader_len: {data_loader_len}")
+            with zero_only():
+                LOG.debug(f"data_loader_len: {data_loader_len}")
             # FIXME: is there a bug here somewhere? the total num steps depends
             # on the agreed on value for sample_packing_eff_est
             total_num_steps = int(math.floor(data_loader_len * cfg.num_epochs))
@@ -237,12 +241,14 @@ def calculate_total_num_steps(cfg, train_dataset, tokenizer):
                 math.ceil(sample_packing_actual_eff_all * 100.0) / 100.0
             )
             cfg.sample_packing_eff_est = sample_packing_eff_est
-            LOG.info(f"sample_packing_eff_est: {cfg.sample_packing_eff_est}")
+            with zero_only():
+                LOG.debug(f"sample_packing_eff_est: {cfg.sample_packing_eff_est}")
     else:
         total_num_steps = int(
             math.ceil(len(train_dataset) * cfg.num_epochs / cfg.batch_size)
         )
-    LOG.info(f"total_num_steps: {total_num_steps}")
+    with zero_only():
+        LOG.debug(f"total_num_steps: {total_num_steps}")
     return total_num_steps