diff --git a/torchtnt/framework/callbacks/dcp_saver.py b/torchtnt/framework/callbacks/dcp_saver.py
index add62284cc..249e405727 100644
--- a/torchtnt/framework/callbacks/dcp_saver.py
+++ b/torchtnt/framework/callbacks/dcp_saver.py
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ def default_writer_options(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         dcp_options = {
             "thread_count": self._knob_options.max_per_rank_io_concurrency or 16,
             "sync_files": False,
+            "overwrite": True,
         }
         if dcp_options["thread_count"] > 1:
             dcp_options["single_file_per_rank"] = False