diff --git a/sharktank/sharktank/ops/sharded_impls.py b/sharktank/sharktank/ops/sharded_impls.py
index dc66b39cd..13cf2ef4b 100644
--- a/sharktank/sharktank/ops/sharded_impls.py
+++ b/sharktank/sharktank/ops/sharded_impls.py
@@ -60,20 +60,22 @@ def all_gather_split(
 def all_reduce_split_or_unreduced(
     input: Union[SplitPrimitiveTensor, UnreducedTensor],
 ) -> ReplicatedTensor:
-    # For each device move the shards to it and do a reduction.
-    # If we don't move first, common sub-expression elimination is free to collapse all
-    # reductions into one and then copy to all devices, which is not what we want.
+    reduced = functools.reduce(
+        lambda x, y: elementwise(torch.add, x, y),
+        [
+            (
+                transfer_to_logical_device(shard, 0) 
+                if i != 0 
+                else barrier_on_logical_device(shard, 0)
+            )
+            for i, shard in enumerate(input.shards)
+        ]
+    )
     shards = [
-        functools.reduce(
-            lambda x, y: elementwise(torch.add, x, y),
-            [
-                (
-                    barrier_on_logical_device(shard, i)
-                    if i == j
-                    else transfer_to_logical_device(shard, i)
-                )
-                for j, shard in enumerate(input.shards)
-            ],
+        (
+            transfer_to_logical_device(reduced, i)
+            if i != 0
+            else barrier_on_logical_device(reduced, 0)
         )
         for i in range(input.shard_count)
     ]