diff --git a/dmlcloud/stage.py b/dmlcloud/stage.py
index ff4a7f8..6ace04d 100644
--- a/dmlcloud/stage.py
+++ b/dmlcloud/stage.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
 from progress_table import ProgressTable
 
 from .metrics import MetricTracker, Reduction
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ def run(self):
         Runs this stage. Either until max_epochs are reached, or until stop_stage() is called.
         """
         self._pre_stage()
+        dist.barrier()
         while self.max_epochs is None or self.current_epoch <= self.max_epochs:
             self._pre_epoch()
             self.run_epoch()