diff --git a/orttraining/orttraining/python/ort_trainer.py b/orttraining/orttraining/python/ort_trainer.py
index 0336a6c853..a2f2d086a6 100644
--- a/orttraining/orttraining/python/ort_trainer.py
+++ b/orttraining/orttraining/python/ort_trainer.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def wrap_for_input_match(model, loss_fn, input_names):
 
     return model
 
-def convert_model_loss_fn_to_onnx(model, loss_fn, model_desc, device, inputs, opset_version=DEFAULT_OPSET_VERSION, _enable_internal_postprocess=True):
+def convert_model_loss_fn_to_onnx(model, loss_fn, model_desc, device, inputs, opset_version=DEFAULT_OPSET_VERSION):
     # example: {input0:{0:'batch'}, input1:{0:'batch'}}
     dynamic_axes = {}
     for input in model_desc.inputs_:
@@ -367,9 +367,6 @@ def convert_model_loss_fn_to_onnx(model, loss_fn, model_desc, device, inputs, op
         "Initializer names do not match between PyTorch model and ONNX model, " \
         "please report a bug to ONNX Runtime."
 
-    if _enable_internal_postprocess:
-        onnx_model = postprocess.run_postprocess(onnx_model)
-
     return onnx_model
 
 def create_ort_training_session_with_optimizer(model, device, training_optimizer_name, lr_params_feed_name,
@@ -609,6 +606,9 @@ class ORTTrainer():
 
         self.torch_model_ = None
         self.onnx_model_ = None
+        self._enable_internal_postprocess = _enable_internal_postprocess
+        self._extra_postprocess = _extra_postprocess
+
         if isinstance(model, torch.nn.Module):
             self.torch_model_ = model
             self.loss_fn_ = loss_fn
@@ -619,6 +619,12 @@ class ORTTrainer():
             # TODO: accept loss_fn as an onnx model. build self.onnx_model_ with model and loss_fn
             self.loss_fn_ = None
 
+            if self._enable_internal_postprocess:
+                postprocess.run_postprocess(self.onnx_model_)
+
+            if self._extra_postprocess:
+                self._extra_postprocess(self.onnx_model_)
+
         self.model_desc_ = model_desc
         self.input_desc_with_lr = [*self.model_desc_.inputs_, learning_rate_description]
 
@@ -640,7 +646,6 @@ class ORTTrainer():
         # we use self.global_step_ to count optimizations being performed.
         # it is used to calculate learning rate if self.get_lr_this_step_ is provided.
         self.global_step_ = global_step
-        self._extra_postprocess = _extra_postprocess
         self.get_lr_this_step_ = get_lr_this_step
         self.loss_scaler_ = loss_scaler
 
@@ -655,7 +660,6 @@ class ORTTrainer():
         self.frozen_weights_ = frozen_weights
         self.opset_version_ = _opset_version
         self.state_dict_ = None
-        self._enable_internal_postprocess = _enable_internal_postprocess
         self._use_deterministic_compute = _use_deterministic_compute
         self.use_invertible_layernorm_grad = use_invertible_layernorm_grad
 
@@ -669,12 +673,6 @@ class ORTTrainer():
         if self.onnx_model_ is None:
             return
 
-        if self._enable_internal_postprocess:
-            self._onnx_model_ = postprocess.run_postprocess(self.onnx_model_)
-
-        if self._extra_postprocess:
-            self._extra_postprocess(self.onnx_model_)
-
         self._verify_fully_optimized_model(self.onnx_model_)
         self.session, self.train_io_binding, self.eval_io_binding, self.output_name, _, self.output_types = \
             create_ort_training_session_with_optimizer(
@@ -732,7 +730,13 @@ class ORTTrainer():
             torch_buffers = list(dict(self.torch_model_.named_buffers()).keys())
             self.frozen_weights_ = self.frozen_weights_ + torch_buffers
             self.onnx_model_ = convert_model_loss_fn_to_onnx(
-                self.torch_model_, self.loss_fn_, self.model_desc_, torch.device('cpu'), inputs, opset_version=self.opset_version_, _enable_internal_postprocess=self._enable_internal_postprocess)
+                self.torch_model_, self.loss_fn_, self.model_desc_, torch.device('cpu'), inputs, opset_version=self.opset_version_)
+
+            if self._enable_internal_postprocess:
+                postprocess.run_postprocess(self.onnx_model_)
+
+            if self._extra_postprocess:
+                self._extra_postprocess(self.onnx_model_)
 
         self._init_session()