diff --git a/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py b/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py
index 21da62bbb..8d0c49bce 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def train(cfg: TrainPipelineConfig):
 
     # Create processors - only provide dataset_stats if not resuming from saved processors
     processor_kwargs = {}
-    if not (cfg.resume and cfg.policy.pretrained_path):
+    if (cfg.policy.pretrained_path and not cfg.resume) or not cfg.policy.pretrained_path:
         # Only provide dataset_stats when not resuming from saved processor state
         processor_kwargs["dataset_stats"] = dataset.meta.stats