diff --git a/composer/core/engine.py b/composer/core/engine.py
index 17e5365e2a1..7035740012c 100644
--- a/composer/core/engine.py
+++ b/composer/core/engine.py
@@ -123,8 +123,11 @@ def sigterm_handler(signal, frame):
     sys.exit(128 + signal)
 
 
-signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigterm_handler)
-signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigterm_handler)
+try:
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, sigterm_handler)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigterm_handler)
+except ValueError:
+    log.warning('Failed to set signal handler. Checkpoints may not be flushed if the process is killed.')
 
 
 def _get_default_passes():
diff --git a/composer/trainer/mosaic_fsdp.py b/composer/trainer/mosaic_fsdp.py
index a7d34d3ce88..986e0eba454 100644
--- a/composer/trainer/mosaic_fsdp.py
+++ b/composer/trainer/mosaic_fsdp.py
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ def patch_pytorch():
         from torch.distributed.fsdp import _runtime_utils
         _runtime_utils._validate_and_get_hybrid_shard_state = lambda *args, **kwargs: None
 
-    elif version.parse(torch.__version__) < version.parse('2.3.0'):
-        # Monkey patch for torch < 2.2.2 ie torch == 2.2.1
+    elif version.parse(torch.__version__) < version.parse('2.2.9'):
+        # Monkey patch for torch < 2.3.0 ie torch == 2.2.1/2.2.2 currently
         pass
 
     elif version.parse(torch.__version__) < version.parse('2.3.1'):
diff --git a/composer/utils/checkpoint.py b/composer/utils/checkpoint.py
index cffa4f1d7b9..34ef1732fa9 100644
--- a/composer/utils/checkpoint.py
+++ b/composer/utils/checkpoint.py
@@ -227,16 +227,7 @@ def __init__(
         metadata_destination = os.path.join(self.destination_path, '.metadata')
         if dist.get_local_rank() == 0:
             metadata_path = str(Path(source_path) / Path('.metadata'))
-            if isinstance(object_store, ObjectStore):
-                object_store.download_object(
-                    object_name=metadata_path,
-                    filename=metadata_destination,
-                )
-            else:
-                object_store.download_file(
-                    remote_file_name=metadata_path,
-                    destination=metadata_destination,
-                )
+            download_object_or_file(metadata_path, metadata_destination, object_store)
         dist.barrier()
 
         # FileSystemReader takes in a root directory in its constructor, which is the dir where
@@ -385,16 +376,7 @@ def is_checkpoint_legacy_sharded(object_store: Optional[Union[LoggerDestination,
             _, _, metadata_path = parse_uri(metadata_path)
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
                 metadata_destination = os.path.join(str(temp_dir), '.metadata')
-                if isinstance(object_store, ObjectStore):
-                    object_store.download_object(
-                        object_name=metadata_path,
-                        filename=metadata_destination,
-                    )
-                else:
-                    object_store.download_file(
-                        remote_file_name=metadata_path,
-                        destination=metadata_destination,
-                    )
+                download_object_or_file(metadata_path, metadata_destination, object_store)
             return False
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return True
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 675527435da..374a67c48a6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ def package_files(prefix: str, directory: str, extension: str):
     'cryptography==41.0.5',
     'pytest-httpserver>=1.0.4,<1.1',
     'setuptools<=59.5.0',
+    'pillow==9.3.0',  # Matches the Pillow version listed in the Dockerfile
 ]
 
 extra_deps['system_metrics_monitor'] = {
diff --git a/tests/test_engine.py b/tests/test_engine.py
index dacc13d955b..ac7f456f5b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_engine.py
+++ b/tests/test_engine.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # Copyright 2022 MosaicML Composer authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import importlib
 import logging
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import textwrap
+import threading
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 from unittest.mock import Mock
@@ -323,3 +325,15 @@ def test_logging(
         ('composer.core.engine', 10, 'Post-closing callback EventCounterCallback'),
         ('composer.core.engine', 10, 'Engine closed.'),
     ]
+
+
+def _worker():
+    import composer.core.engine
+    importlib.reload(composer.core.engine)
+
+
+def test_graceful_fallback_when_signal_handler_cannot_be_set():
+    # https://github.com/mosaicml/composer/issues/3151#issue-2205981731
+    t = threading.Thread(target=_worker)
+    t.start()
+    t.join()