diff --git a/algorithmic_efficiency/logger_utils.py b/algorithmic_efficiency/logger_utils.py
index 2b3cf86f6..b7bde226a 100644
--- a/algorithmic_efficiency/logger_utils.py
+++ b/algorithmic_efficiency/logger_utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
-from typing import Any, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from absl import flags
 from clu import metric_writers
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ def write_hparams(hparams: spec.Hyperparameters,
   return hparams
 
 
-def write_json(name: str, log_dict: dict, indent: int = 2) -> None:
+def write_json(name: str, log_dict: Dict, indent: int = 2) -> None:
   if RANK == 0:
     with open(name, 'w') as f:
       f.write(json.dumps(log_dict, indent=indent))
 
 
 def write_to_csv(
-    metrics: dict,
+    metrics: Dict,
     csv_path: str,
 ) -> None:
   try:
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def write_to_csv(
   return
 
 
-def _get_utilization() -> dict:
+def _get_utilization() -> Dict:
   util_data = {}
 
   # CPU
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def _get_utilization() -> dict:
   return util_data
 
 
-def _get_system_hardware_info() -> dict:
+def _get_system_hardware_info() -> Dict:
   system_hardware_info = {}
   try:
     system_hardware_info['cpu_model_name'] = _get_cpu_model_name()
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def _get_system_hardware_info() -> dict:
   return system_hardware_info
 
 
-def _get_system_software_info() -> dict:
+def _get_system_software_info() -> Dict:
   system_software_info = {}
 
   system_software_info['os_platform'] = \
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def _is_primitive_type(item: Any) -> bool:
   return isinstance(item, primitive)
 
 
-def _get_workload_properties(workload: spec.Workload) -> dict:
+def _get_workload_properties(workload: spec.Workload) -> Dict:
   workload_properties = {}
   skip_list = ['param_shapes', 'model_params_types']
   keys = [
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ def _get_workload_properties(workload: spec.Workload) -> dict:
   return workload_properties
 
 
-def get_meta_data(workload: spec.Workload) -> dict:
+def get_meta_data(workload: spec.Workload,
+                  rng_seed: Optional[int] = None) -> Dict:
   meta_data = {}
   workload_properties = _get_workload_properties(workload)
   meta_data.update(workload_properties)
@@ -272,15 +273,11 @@ def get_meta_data(workload: spec.Workload) -> dict:
   meta_data.update(system_software_info)
   system_hardware_info = _get_system_hardware_info()
   meta_data.update(system_hardware_info)
+  if rng_seed is not None:
+    meta_data.update({'rng_seed': rng_seed})
   return meta_data
 
 
-def save_meta_data(workload: spec.Workload, rng_seed: int, meta_file_name: str):
-  meta_data = get_meta_data(workload)
-  meta_data.update({'rng_seed': rng_seed})
-  write_json(meta_file_name, meta_data)
-
-
 class MetricLogger(object):
   """Used to log all measurements during training.
 
@@ -308,7 +305,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         wandb.config.update(hyperparameters._asdict())
 
   def append_scalar_metrics(self,
-                            metrics: dict,
+                            metrics: Dict,
                             global_step: int,
                             preemption_count: Optional[int] = None,
                             is_eval: bool = False) -> None:
diff --git a/submission_runner.py b/submission_runner.py
index 47730d3fc..56628d602 100644
--- a/submission_runner.py
+++ b/submission_runner.py
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ def train_once(
       else:
         logging.info('Performing `torch.compile`.')
         model_params = torch.compile(model_params)
-
   logging.info('Initializing optimizer.')
   with profiler.profile('Initializing optimizer'):
     optimizer_state = init_optimizer_state(workload,
@@ -284,7 +283,8 @@ def train_once(
          checkpoint_dir=log_dir)
     meta_file_name = os.path.join(log_dir, f'meta_data_{preemption_count}.json')
     logging.info(f'Saving meta data to {meta_file_name}.')
-    logger_utils.save_meta_data(workload, rng_seed, preemption_count)
+    meta_data = logger_utils.get_meta_data(workload, rng_seed)
+    logger_utils.write_json(meta_file_name, meta_data)
     flag_file_name = os.path.join(log_dir, f'flags_{preemption_count}.json')
     logging.info(f'Saving flags to {flag_file_name}.')
     logger_utils.write_json(flag_file_name, flags.FLAGS.flag_values_dict())