diff --git a/llmfoundry/utils/config_utils.py b/llmfoundry/utils/config_utils.py
index 44d2db1f98..52804f3520 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/utils/config_utils.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/utils/config_utils.py
@@ -452,13 +452,20 @@ def calculate_batch_size_info(
     return device_batch_size, device_microbatch_size, device_grad_accum
 
 
-def update_batch_size_info(cfg: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    data_replication_degree = 1
-    device_train_batch_size, device_train_microbatch_size, device_train_grad_accum = calculate_batch_size_info(
-        cfg['global_train_batch_size'],
-        cfg['device_train_microbatch_size'],
-        data_replication_degree=data_replication_degree,
-    )
+def update_config_with_batch_size_info(
+    cfg: Dict[str, Any],
+    device_train_batch_size: Union[int, float],
+    device_train_microbatch_size: Union[int, float, Literal['auto']],
+    device_train_grad_accum: Union[int, Literal['auto']],
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Update the config with batch size information.
+
+    Args:
+        cfg (Dict[str, Any]): The config to update.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict[str, Any]: The updated config.
+    """
     cfg['n_gpus'] = dist.get_world_size()
     cfg['device_train_batch_size'] = device_train_batch_size
     cfg['device_train_microbatch_size'] = device_train_microbatch_size
@@ -473,6 +480,22 @@ def update_batch_size_info(cfg: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     return cfg
 
 
+def update_batch_size_info(cfg: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    data_replication_degree = 1
+    device_train_batch_size, device_train_microbatch_size, device_train_grad_accum = calculate_batch_size_info(
+        cfg['global_train_batch_size'],
+        cfg['device_train_microbatch_size'],
+        data_replication_degree=data_replication_degree,
+    )
+    cfg = update_config_with_batch_size_info(
+        cfg,
+        device_train_batch_size,
+        device_train_microbatch_size,
+        device_train_grad_accum,
+    )
+    return cfg
+
+
 def process_init_device(model_cfg: Dict[str, Any], fsdp_config: Optional[Dict]):
     # Restrict model init_device to 'meta' and 'cpu',
     # using 'cuda' vs. 'cuda:id' is tricky and can lead to common user errors
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_config_utils.py b/tests/utils/test_config_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b78d0077b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/test_config_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright 2024 MosaicML LLM Foundry authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from llmfoundry.utils.config_utils import update_config_with_batch_size_info
+
+
+def test_update_config_with_batch_size_info():
+    config = {}
+    config = update_config_with_batch_size_info(config, 1, 2, 3)
+
+    assert config['n_gpus'] == 1
+    assert config['device_train_batch_size'] == 1
+    assert config['device_train_microbatch_size'] == 2
+    assert config['device_train_grad_accum'] == 3
+    assert config['device_eval_batch_size'] == 2