make clearer

mosaicml · Oct 21, 2024 · bd749ea · bd749ea
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diff --git a/composer/callbacks/checkpoint_saver.py b/composer/callbacks/checkpoint_saver.py
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ def __init__(
         if local_folder == '':
             local_folder = '.'
 
-        if backend != '':  # If we are uploading to a remote path, we use a temporary directory to save local checkpoints.
+        is_remote_folder = backend != ''
+        if is_remote_folder:  # If we are uploading to a remote path, we use a temporary directory to save local checkpoints.
             local_folder = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp(), local_folder)
 
         filename = str(filename)