diff --git a/eole/config/training.py b/eole/config/training.py
index 6078db7b..1d7092d8 100644
--- a/eole/config/training.py
+++ b/eole/config/training.py
@@ -259,9 +259,11 @@ class TrainingConfig(
     )
     lm_prior_lambda: float = Field(default=0.0, description="LM Prior Lambda")
     lm_prior_tau: float = Field(default=1.0, description="LM Prior Tau")
-
-    estim_loss_lambda: float = Field(
-        default=1.0, description="Weight applied to estimator loss"
+    estim_loss_lambda: List[float] = Field(
+        default=[1.0], description="Weight applied to estimator loss"
+    )
+    estim_loss_lambda_steps: List[int] = Field(
+        default=[0], description="Steps at which estimator loss lambda changes"
     )
     score_threshold: float = Field(
         default=0.68, description="Threshold to filterout data"
diff --git a/eole/trainer.py b/eole/trainer.py
index dd43eb5a..ed468ed7 100644
--- a/eole/trainer.py
+++ b/eole/trainer.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def build_trainer(config, device_id, model, vocabs, optim, model_saver=None):
     train_loss = LossCompute.from_config(config, model, vocabs["tgt"])
     valid_loss = LossCompute.from_config(config, model, vocabs["tgt"], train=False)
     estim_loss_lambda = config.training.estim_loss_lambda
+    estim_loss_lambda_steps = config.training.estim_loss_lambda_steps
 
     scoring_preparator = ScoringPreparator(vocabs, config)
     validset_transforms = getattr(config.data.get("valid", None), "transforms", None)
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ def build_trainer(config, device_id, model, vocabs, optim, model_saver=None):
         dropout_steps=dropout_steps,
         zero_out_prompt_loss=zero_out_prompt_loss,
         estim_loss_lambda=estim_loss_lambda,
+        estim_loss_lambda_steps=estim_loss_lambda_steps,
     )
     return trainer
 
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@ class Trainer(object):
         dropout_steps (list): dropout values scheduling in steps.
         zero_out_prompt_loss (bool): whether to zero-out the prompt loss
             (mostly for LLM finetuning).
-        estim_loss_lambda (float): weight applied to estimator loss"""
+        estim_loss_lambda (List[float]): weight applied to estimator loss
+        estim_loss_lambda_steps (List[int]): steps to apply to estimator values"""
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -175,13 +178,16 @@ def __init__(
         attention_dropout=[0.1],
         dropout_steps=[0],
         zero_out_prompt_loss=False,
-        estim_loss_lambda=1.0,
+        estim_loss_lambda=[1.0],
+        estim_loss_lambda_steps=[0],
     ):
         # Basic attributes.
 
         self.model = model
         self.train_loss = train_loss
-        self.estim_loss_lambda = estim_loss_lambda
+        self.estim_loss_lambda_l = estim_loss_lambda
+        self.estim_loss_lambda = estim_loss_lambda[0]
+        self.estim_loss_lambda_steps = estim_loss_lambda_steps
         self.valid_loss = valid_loss
 
         self.scoring_preparator = scoring_preparator
@@ -241,6 +247,15 @@ def _maybe_update_dropout(self, step):
                     % (self.dropout[i], self.attention_dropout[i], step)
                 )
 
+    def _maybe_update_estim_lambda(self, step):
+        for i in range(len(self.estim_loss_lambda_steps)):
+            if step > 1 and step == self.estim_loss_lambda_steps[i] + 1:
+                self.estim_loss_lambda = self.estim_loss_lambda_l[i]
+                logger.info(
+                    "Updated estimator lambda to %f at step %d"
+                    % (self.estim_loss_lambda_l[i], step)
+                )
+
     def _accum_batches(self, iterator):
         batches = []
         normalization = 0
@@ -318,6 +333,7 @@ def train(
             step = self.optim.training_step
             # UPDATE DROPOUT
             self._maybe_update_dropout(step)
+            self._maybe_update_estim_lambda(step)
 
             if self.n_gpu > 1 and self.parallel_mode == "data_parallel":
                 normalization = sum(