diff --git a/atme.py b/atme.py
index 5188374..89cc5bf 100644
--- a/atme.py
+++ b/atme.py
@@ -56,14 +56,13 @@ def train(opt):
 
     for epoch in range(opt.epoch_count, opt.n_epochs + opt.n_epochs_decay + 1):
         epoch_start_time = time.time()
-        iter_data_time = time.time()
-        epoch_iter = 0
-        visualizer.reset()
-        model.update_learning_rate()
-        for i, data in enumerate(dataset):
-            iter_start_time = time.time()
-            if total_iters % opt.print_freq == 0:
-                t_data = iter_start_time - iter_data_time
+        iter_data_time = time.time()
+        epoch_iter = 0
+        visualizer.reset()
+        for i, data in enumerate(dataset):
+            iter_start_time = time.time()
+            if total_iters % opt.print_freq == 0:
+                t_data = iter_start_time - iter_data_time
 
             total_iters += opt.batch_size
             epoch_iter += opt.batch_size
@@ -105,7 +104,8 @@ def train(opt):
         losses = model.get_current_losses()
         visualizer.save_to_tensorboard_writer(epoch, losses)
 
-        print('End of epoch %d / %d \t Time Taken: %d sec' % (epoch, opt.n_epochs + opt.n_epochs_decay, time.time() - epoch_start_time))
+        print('End of epoch %d / %d \t Time Taken: %d sec' % (epoch, opt.n_epochs + opt.n_epochs_decay, time.time() - epoch_start_time))
+        model.update_learning_rate(epoch)
 
 def test(opt):
     opt.isTrain = False
diff --git a/models/base_model.py b/models/base_model.py
index d84ded8..a95c92d 100644
--- a/models/base_model.py
+++ b/models/base_model.py
@@ -101,17 +101,32 @@ def get_image_paths(self):
         """ Return image paths that are used to load current data"""
         return self.image_paths
 
-    def update_learning_rate(self):
-        """Update learning rates for all the networks; called at the end of every epoch"""
-        old_lr = self.optimizers[0].param_groups[0]['lr']
-        for scheduler in self.schedulers:
-            if self.opt.lr_policy == 'plateau':
-                scheduler.step(self.metric)
-            else:
-                scheduler.step()
-
-        lr = self.optimizers[0].param_groups[0]['lr']
-        print('learning rate %.7f -> %.7f' % (old_lr, lr))
+    def update_learning_rate(self, epoch=None):
+        """Update learning rates for all the networks; called at the end of every epoch"""
+        old_lr = self.optimizers[0].param_groups[0]['lr']
+        if epoch is not None:
+            # match the behaviour of stepping at the *start* of an epoch by
+            # offsetting the scheduler's epoch index. This keeps learning rate
+            # milestones identical to the previous implementation while
+            # allowing the update to happen after ``optimizer.step()`` has been
+            # called at least once.
+            scheduler_epoch = max(0, epoch - self.opt.epoch_count + 1)
+        else:
+            scheduler_epoch = None
+        for scheduler in self.schedulers:
+            if self.opt.lr_policy == 'plateau':
+                if scheduler_epoch is None:
+                    scheduler.step(self.metric)
+                else:
+                    scheduler.step(self.metric, epoch=scheduler_epoch)
+            else:
+                if scheduler_epoch is None:
+                    scheduler.step()
+                else:
+                    scheduler.step(scheduler_epoch)
+
+        lr = self.optimizers[0].param_groups[0]['lr']
+        print('learning rate %.7f -> %.7f' % (old_lr, lr))
 
     def get_current_visuals(self):
         """Return visualization images. simple.py will display these images with visdom, and save the images to a HTML"""
diff --git a/simple.py b/simple.py
index 643b3ba..d8992a1 100644
--- a/simple.py
+++ b/simple.py
@@ -42,12 +42,10 @@ def train(opt):
         iter_data_time = time.time()
         epoch_iter = 0
         visualizer.reset()
-        if epoch > 1:
-            model.update_learning_rate()
-        for i, data in enumerate(train_loader):
-            iter_start_time = time.time()
-            if total_iters % opt.print_freq == 0:
-                t_data = iter_start_time - iter_data_time
+        for i, data in enumerate(train_loader):
+            iter_start_time = time.time()
+            if total_iters % opt.print_freq == 0:
+                t_data = iter_start_time - iter_data_time
 
             total_iters += opt.batch_size
             epoch_iter += opt.batch_size
@@ -72,7 +70,8 @@ def train(opt):
         losses = model.get_current_losses()
         visualizer.save_to_tensorboard_writer(epoch, losses)
 
-        print('End of epoch %d / %d \t Time Taken: %d sec' % (epoch, opt.n_epochs + opt.n_epochs_decay, time.time() - epoch_start_time))
+        print('End of epoch %d / %d \t Time Taken: %d sec' % (epoch, opt.n_epochs + opt.n_epochs_decay, time.time() - epoch_start_time))
+        model.update_learning_rate(epoch)
 
 def test(opt):
     opt.isTrain = False