diff --git a/torchtitan/lr_scheduling.py b/torchtitan/lr_scheduling.py
index 35f39e13..9f766268 100644
--- a/torchtitan/lr_scheduling.py
+++ b/torchtitan/lr_scheduling.py
@@ -4,31 +4,30 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
+import functools
+
 from torch.optim.lr_scheduler import LambdaLR
 from torchtitan.config_manager import JobConfig
 
-# global states for scheduling
-# these are needed as LambdaLR does not support argument passing
-_warmup_steps = 200
-_decay_steps = 0
-
 
-def linear_warmup_linear_decay(current_step: int) -> float:
+def linear_warmup_linear_decay(
+    warmup_steps: int, decay_steps: int, current_step: int
+) -> float:
     """Computes linear warmup followed by linear decay.
     Per LambdaLR requirement, this is accomplished by returning
     a multiplicative factor to adjust the learning rate to
     create the desired schedule.
     """
-    if current_step < _warmup_steps:
+    if current_step < warmup_steps:
         # linear warmup
         # 0-indexed step, hence + 1 adjustments
         current_step += 1
-        curr_adjustment = float(current_step / (_warmup_steps + 1))
+        curr_adjustment = float(current_step / (warmup_steps + 1))
 
     else:
         # linear decay
-        normalized_step = _decay_steps - (current_step - _warmup_steps)
-        curr_adjustment = 1 - (_decay_steps - normalized_step) / _decay_steps
+        normalized_step = decay_steps - (current_step - warmup_steps)
+        curr_adjustment = 1 - (decay_steps - normalized_step) / decay_steps
 
     return curr_adjustment
 
@@ -36,11 +35,12 @@ def linear_warmup_linear_decay(current_step: int) -> float:
 def get_lr_schedulers(optimizers, job_config: JobConfig):
     def _get_lr_scheduler(optimizer):
         """Build a linear warmup and linear decay scheduler"""
-        global _warmup_steps, _decay_steps
-        _warmup_steps = int(job_config.training.warmup_steps)
-        _decay_steps = float(max(1, job_config.training.steps - _warmup_steps))
-
-        warmup_scheduler = LambdaLR(optimizer, lr_lambda=linear_warmup_linear_decay)
+        warmup_steps = int(job_config.training.warmup_steps)
+        decay_steps = float(max(1, job_config.training.steps - warmup_steps))
+        lr_lambda = functools.partial(
+            linear_warmup_linear_decay, warmup_steps, decay_steps
+        )
+        warmup_scheduler = LambdaLR(optimizer, lr_lambda=lr_lambda)
         return warmup_scheduler
 
     class SchedulersContainer: