diff --git a/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt.py b/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt.py
index 1796af8..0e0ea13 100644
--- a/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt.py
+++ b/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt.py
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ def step(
                     state['steps'] += 1
                     continue
 
-                # logic
-
-                steps += 1
-
                 # calculate m
 
                 grad_sq = grad * grad
@@ -109,6 +105,6 @@ def step(
 
                 # increment steps
 
-                state['steps'] = steps
+                state['steps'] += 1
 
         return loss
diff --git a/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt_atan2.py b/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt_atan2.py
index 350b827..54ce3b7 100644
--- a/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt_atan2.py
+++ b/adam_atan2_pytorch/adopt_atan2.py
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ def step(
                     state['steps'] += 1
                     continue
 
-                # logic
-
-                steps += 1
-
                 # calculate m
 
                 grad_sq = grad * grad
@@ -112,6 +108,6 @@ def step(
 
                 # increment steps
 
-                state['steps'] = steps
+                state['steps'] += 1
 
         return loss
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2823421..8d6eb0c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "adam-atan2-pytorch"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 description = "Adam-atan2 for Pytorch"
 authors = [
     { name = "Phil Wang", email = "lucidrains@gmail.com" }