diff --git a/composer/trainer/trainer.py b/composer/trainer/trainer.py
index 01cd0fcc9b..246c1b393b 100644
--- a/composer/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/composer/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -1431,23 +1431,26 @@ def __init__(
             assert latest_remote_file_name is not None
             if self.state.fsdp_sharded_state_dict_enabled:
                 ar_object_store = maybe_create_object_store_from_uri(save_folder)
-                # Symlink is on object store.
+                # Symlink is on object store
                 if ar_object_store is not None:
-                    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
-                        local_symlink_file = str(Path(temp_dir) / Path('autoresume.symlink'))
-                        formatted_latest_remote_file_name = format_name_with_dist(latest_remote_file_name,
-                                                                                  self.state.run_name) + '.symlink'
-                        rank0_formatted_latest_remote_file_name = dist.all_gather_object(
-                            formatted_latest_remote_file_name)[0]
-                        try:
-                            ar_object_store.download_object(rank0_formatted_latest_remote_file_name, local_symlink_file)
-                            with open(local_symlink_file, 'r') as f:
-                                real_path = f.read()
-                                log.debug(f'Read path {real_path} from symlink file')
-                            autoresume_checkpoint_path = ar_object_store.get_uri(real_path)
-                        except FileNotFoundError:
-                            autoresume_checkpoint_path = None
-                # Symlink is local.
+                    autoresume_checkpoint_path = None
+                    if dist.get_global_rank() == 0:
+                        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+                            local_symlink_file = str(Path(temp_dir) / Path('autoresume.symlink'))
+                            symlink_file_name = format_name_with_dist(latest_remote_file_name,
+                                                                      self.state.run_name) + '.symlink'
+                            try:
+                                ar_object_store.download_object(symlink_file_name, local_symlink_file)
+                                with open(local_symlink_file, 'r') as f:
+                                    real_path = f.read()
+                                    log.debug(f'Read path {real_path} from symlink file')
+                                autoresume_checkpoint_path = ar_object_store.get_uri(real_path)
+                            except FileNotFoundError:
+                                pass
+                    autoresume_path_list = [autoresume_checkpoint_path]
+                    dist.broadcast_object_list(autoresume_path_list)
+                    autoresume_checkpoint_path = autoresume_path_list[0]
+                # Symlink is local
                 else:
                     save_latest_filename = format_name_with_dist(save_latest_filename, self.state.run_name)
                     rank0_save_latest_filename = dist.all_gather_object(save_latest_filename)[0]
@@ -1460,7 +1463,7 @@ def __init__(
                     else:
                         autoresume_checkpoint_path = None
 
-            # Standard non-elastic codepath for autoresume.
+            # Standard non-elastic codepath for autoresume
             else:
                 autoresume_checkpoint_path = self._get_autoresume_checkpoint(
                     save_folder=save_folder,