diff --git a/climax/core/dataset.py b/climax/core/dataset.py
index 4e4ad63211d64414e735613b3a7512ecb2c81823..c18df0268bfde1867d26ee0499e222d80c20cf9f 100644
--- a/climax/core/dataset.py
+++ b/climax/core/dataset.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class EoDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
     def state_file(model, predictand, predictors, plevels, dem=False,
                    dem_features=False, doy=False, loss=None, cv=None,
                    season=None, anomalies=False, decay=None, optim=None,
-                   lr=None):
+                   lr=None, lr_scheduler=None):
 
         # naming convention:
         # <model>_<predictand>_<Ppredictors>_<plevels>_<Spredictors>.pt
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ class EoDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         state_file = ('_'.join([state_file, 'lr{:.0e}'.format(lr)]) if lr
                       is not None else state_file)
 
+        # add suffix for learning rate scheduler
+        state_file = ('_'.join([state_file, lr_scheduler.__name__]) if
+                      lr_scheduler is not None else state_file)
+
         # add suffix for training with anomalies
         state_file = ('_'.join([state_file, 'anom']) if anomalies else
                       state_file)
diff --git a/climax/main/downscale_infer.py b/climax/main/downscale_infer.py
index 47f104d55a76f755496c4d8ff7eb284f009681b7..5d2689478bb40de3e859a4b3ded2eab9f2961cb4 100644
--- a/climax/main/downscale_infer.py
+++ b/climax/main/downscale_infer.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from climax.core.utils import split_date_range
 from climax.main.config import (ERA5_PREDICTORS, ERA5_PLEVELS, PREDICTAND, NET,
                                 VALID_PERIOD, BATCH_SIZE, NORM, DOY, NYEARS,
                                 DEM, DEM_FEATURES, LOSS, ANOMALIES, OPTIM,
-                                OPTIM_PARAMS, CHUNKS)
+                                OPTIM_PARAMS, CHUNKS, LR_SCHEDULER)
 from climax.main.io import ERA5_PATH, DEM_PATH, MODEL_PATH, TARGET_PATH
 
 # module level logger
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     state_file = ERA5Dataset.state_file(
         NET, PREDICTAND, ERA5_PREDICTORS, ERA5_PLEVELS, dem=DEM,
         dem_features=DEM_FEATURES, doy=DOY, loss=LOSS, anomalies=ANOMALIES,
-        decay=OPTIM_PARAMS['weight_decay'], optim=OPTIM, lr=OPTIM_PARAMS['lr'])
+        decay=OPTIM_PARAMS['weight_decay'], optim=OPTIM, lr=OPTIM_PARAMS['lr'],
+        lr_scheduler=LR_SCHEDULER)
 
     # path to model state
     state_file = MODEL_PATH.joinpath(PREDICTAND, state_file)
diff --git a/climax/main/downscale_train.py b/climax/main/downscale_train.py
index 770750a672fc4c5dc23218ebf899cab7abb5fc2e..a07649645fe10e4c746643f900f629dca06d5b43 100644
--- a/climax/main/downscale_train.py
+++ b/climax/main/downscale_train.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     state_file = ERA5Dataset.state_file(
         NET, PREDICTAND, ERA5_PREDICTORS, ERA5_PLEVELS, dem=DEM,
         dem_features=DEM_FEATURES, doy=DOY, loss=LOSS, anomalies=ANOMALIES,
-        decay=OPTIM_PARAMS['weight_decay'], optim=OPTIM, lr=OPTIM_PARAMS['lr'])
+        decay=OPTIM_PARAMS['weight_decay'], optim=OPTIM, lr=OPTIM_PARAMS['lr'],
+        lr_scheduler=LR_SCHEDULER)
 
     # path to model state
     state_file = MODEL_PATH.joinpath(PREDICTAND, state_file)