diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/torch/PyTorchModelTrainer.py b/freqtrade/freqai/torch/PyTorchModelTrainer.py
index 371a953e7..a91513dcb 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/torch/PyTorchModelTrainer.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/torch/PyTorchModelTrainer.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class PyTorchModelTrainer(PyTorchTrainerInterface):
         """
         assert isinstance(self.n_steps, int), "Either `n_steps` or `n_epochs` should be set."
         n_batches = n_obs // self.batch_size
-        n_epochs = min(self.n_steps // n_batches, 1)
+        n_epochs = max(self.n_steps // n_batches, 1)
         if n_epochs <= 10:
             logger.warning(
                 f"Setting low n_epochs: {n_epochs}. "