diff --git a/ffn/jax/input_pipeline.py b/ffn/jax/input_pipeline.py
index 4ed99d2..f858eac 100644
--- a/ffn/jax/input_pipeline.py
+++ b/ffn/jax/input_pipeline.py
@@ -335,21 +335,23 @@ def __next__(self):
         'weight': batched_weights,
     }
 
-  def update_seeds(self, batched_seeds: np.ndarray | jax.Array):
+  def update_seeds(self, batched_seeds: list[jax.Array]):
     """Propagates data from `batched_seeds` back to the example generators."""
 
     def _update(
         seeds: list[np.ndarray],
-        batched_seeds: np.ndarray | jax.Array,
+        batched_seeds: list[jax.Array],
         current: list[int],
     ):
-      # Transfer data from device to host if using a JAX array.
+      # Transfer data from device to host.
       batched_seeds = np.array(batched_seeds)
       # Fold batch dimensions back to a single one.
       batched_seeds = np.reshape(
           batched_seeds, [-1] + list(batched_seeds.shape[-4:])
       )
 
+      assert batched_seeds.shape[0] == len(seeds)
+
       dx = self._info.input_seed_size[0] - self._info.pred_mask_size[0]
       dy = self._info.input_seed_size[1] - self._info.pred_mask_size[1]
       dz = self._info.input_seed_size[2] - self._info.pred_mask_size[2]
diff --git a/ffn/jax/train.py b/ffn/jax/train.py
index 29ee016..698e9af 100644
--- a/ffn/jax/train.py
+++ b/ffn/jax/train.py
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ class TrainState(flax.struct.PyTreeNode):  # pytype: disable=invalid-function-de
 
 
 DataIterator = TypeVar(
-    'DataIterator', tf.data.Iterator  #
+    'DataIterator',
+    tf.data.Iterator,
 )
 
 
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ def train_fn(state, batch, loss_scale):
   shard_out = (
       replicate_sharding,  # state
       replicate_sharding,  # metrics
-      replicate_sharding,  # logits
+      batch_sharding,  # logits
       replicate_sharding,  # loss scale
   )
   p_train_step = jax.jit(train_fn, shard_in, shard_out)
@@ -610,7 +611,18 @@ def _reshape(x):
             )
 
         with training.MeasureTime(timings, 'update_seed'):
-          batch_iter.update_seeds(updated_seed)  # pytype: disable=wrong-arg-types  # jnp-type
+          host_local_seeds = []  # [b, z, y, x, 1] * num_devices
+          dev_to_slice = batch_sharding.addressable_devices_indices_map(
+              updated_seed.shape
+          )
+
+          # Ensure device order is the same as that used to build the
+          # global array in postprocess_batch().
+          assert list(dev_to_slice.keys()) == list(mesh.local_devices)
+          for slc in dev_to_slice.values():
+            host_local_seeds.append(updated_seed[slc])
+
+          batch_iter.update_seeds(host_local_seeds)
 
       with training.MeasureTime(timings, 'admin'):
         if checkpoint_manager.should_save(step) or is_last_step:
diff --git a/ffn/training/examples.py b/ffn/training/examples.py
index a729e94..f10e615 100644
--- a/ffn/training/examples.py
+++ b/ffn/training/examples.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def __next__(self):
     return (batched_seeds, np.concatenate(patches), np.concatenate(labels),
             batched_weights)
 
-  def update_seeds(self, batched_seeds: np.ndarray):
+  def update_seeds(self, batched_seeds: np.typing.ArrayLike):
     """Distributes updated predictions back to the generator buffers.
 
     Args: