diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/callbacks/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/utils/callbacks/__init__.py
index 6bf433319..641c9b162 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/callbacks/__init__.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/callbacks/__init__.py
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ class EvalFirstStepCallback(
         control: TrainerControl,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        if (
-            args.evaluation_strategy == IntervalStrategy.STEPS
-            and state.global_step == 1
-        ):
+        if args.eval_strategy == IntervalStrategy.STEPS and state.global_step == 1:
             control.should_evaluate = True
         return control