diff --git a/src/refiners/training_utils/clock.py b/src/refiners/training_utils/clock.py
index 11df387..740442f 100644
--- a/src/refiners/training_utils/clock.py
+++ b/src/refiners/training_utils/clock.py
@@ -116,16 +116,19 @@ class TrainingClock(Callback["Trainer[BaseConfig, Any]"]):
 
     def on_step_begin(self, trainer: "Trainer[BaseConfig, Any]") -> None:
         if self.num_minibatches_processed == 0:
+            if self.iteration > 0:
+                self.log(f"Iteration {self.iteration - 1} ended.")
             self.log(f"Iteration {self.iteration} started.")
         self.log(f"Step {self.step} started.")
 
     def on_step_end(self, trainer: "Trainer[BaseConfig, Any]") -> None:
         self.log(f"Step {self.step} ended.")
         self.step += 1
-        self.num_batches_processed += 1
+
+    def on_backward_end(self, trainer: "Trainer[BaseConfig, Any]") -> None:
         self.num_minibatches_processed += 1
+        self.num_batches_processed += 1
 
     def on_optimizer_step_end(self, trainer: "Trainer[BaseConfig, Any]") -> None:
-        self.log(f"Iteration {self.iteration} ended.")
         self.iteration += 1
         self.num_minibatches_processed = 0
diff --git a/tests/training_utils/test_trainer.py b/tests/training_utils/test_trainer.py
index a4ff334..1f3342d 100644
--- a/tests/training_utils/test_trainer.py
+++ b/tests/training_utils/test_trainer.py
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ def test_callback_registration(mock_trainer: MockTrainer) -> None:
     mock_trainer.train()
 
     # Check that the callback skips every other iteration
-    assert mock_trainer.mock_callback.optimizer_step_count == mock_trainer.clock.iteration // 2
+    assert mock_trainer.mock_callback.optimizer_step_count == mock_trainer.clock.iteration // 2 + 1
     assert mock_trainer.mock_callback.step_end_count == mock_trainer.clock.step // 3 + 1
 
     # Check that the random seed was set
-    assert mock_trainer.mock_callback.optimizer_step_random_int == 93
+    assert mock_trainer.mock_callback.optimizer_step_random_int == 41
     assert mock_trainer.mock_callback.step_end_random_int == 81