diff --git a/autoparallel/_testing/models/dsv3.py b/autoparallel/_testing/models/dsv3.py
index ff09c65..18eb897 100644
--- a/autoparallel/_testing/models/dsv3.py
+++ b/autoparallel/_testing/models/dsv3.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import math
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Callable, ClassVar, Literal, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Callable, ClassVar, Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import torch
 import torch.nn.functional as F
@@ -1534,27 +1534,9 @@ def __init__(self, model_args: DeepSeekV3ModelArgs):
         self.model_args = model_args
 
     def init_weights(self, buffer_device: torch.device | None = None) -> None:
-        buffer_device = buffer_device or self.freqs_cis.device  # type: ignore[has-type]
-        with torch.device(buffer_device):
-            self.freqs_cis = precompute_freqs_cis(self.model_args)
-        if self.tok_embeddings is not None:
-            nn.init.normal_(self.tok_embeddings.weight)
-        for layer in self.layers.values():
-            if layer is not None:
-                assert isinstance(layer, TransformerBlock)
-                layer.init_weights(buffer_device=buffer_device)
-        if self.norm is not None:
-            self.norm.reset_parameters()
-        final_out_std = self.model_args.dim**-0.5
-        cutoff_factor = 3
-        if self.output is not None:
-            nn.init.trunc_normal_(
-                self.output.weight,
-                mean=0.0,
-                std=final_out_std,
-                a=-cutoff_factor * final_out_std,
-                b=cutoff_factor * final_out_std,
-            )
+        _init_weights_tok_embeddings(self)
+        _init_weights_layers(self, buffer_device)
+        _init_weights_norm_and_output(self)
 
     def forward(
         self,
@@ -1593,12 +1575,13 @@ def forward(
 
 
 class DeepSeekV3StageI(nn.Module):
-    def __init__(self, layers, config):
+    def __init__(self, layers, model_args):
         super().__init__()
         self.layers = layers
         self.register_buffer(
-            "freqs_cis", precompute_freqs_cis(config), persistent=False
+            "freqs_cis", precompute_freqs_cis(model_args), persistent=False
         )
+        self.model_args = model_args
 
     def forward(self, h):
         # intermediate stages only have layers
@@ -1607,14 +1590,12 @@ def forward(self, h):
         return h
 
     def init_weights(self, buffer_device: torch.device | None = None) -> None:
-        for layer in self.layers.values():
-            if layer is not None:
-                layer.init_weights(buffer_device=buffer_device)
+        _init_weights_layers(self, buffer_device)
 
 
 class DeepSeekV3Stage0(DeepSeekV3StageI):
-    def __init__(self, embed, layers, config):
-        super().__init__(layers, config)
+    def __init__(self, embed, layers, model_args):
+        super().__init__(layers, model_args)
         self.tok_embeddings = embed
 
     def forward(self, tokens):
@@ -1623,12 +1604,17 @@ def forward(self, tokens):
         # torch.Size([1024, 1024, 2048])
         return super().forward(h)
 
+    def init_weights(self, buffer_device: torch.device | None = None) -> None:
+        _init_weights_tok_embeddings(self)
+        super().init_weights(buffer_device=buffer_device)
+
 
 class DeepSeekV3StageN(DeepSeekV3StageI):
-    def __init__(self, layers, norm, output, config):
-        super().__init__(layers, config)
+    def __init__(self, layers, norm, output, model_args):
+        super().__init__(layers, model_args)
         self.norm = norm
         self.output = output
+        self.model_args = model_args
 
     def forward(self, h):
         h = super().forward(h)
@@ -1636,7 +1622,45 @@ def forward(self, h):
         output = self.output(h) if self.output is not None else h
         return output
 
+    def init_weights(self, buffer_device: torch.device | None = None) -> None:
+        super().init_weights(buffer_device=buffer_device)
+        _init_weights_norm_and_output(self)
+
 
 ######################
 # Pipeline stuff end #
 ######################
+
+
+def _init_weights_tok_embeddings(self: Union[DeepSeekV3Model, DeepSeekV3Stage0]):
+    if self.tok_embeddings is not None:
+        nn.init.normal_(self.tok_embeddings.weight)
+
+
+def _init_weights_layers(
+    self: Union[DeepSeekV3Model, DeepSeekV3StageI],
+    buffer_device: torch.device | None,
+):
+    if buffer_device is None:
+        buffer_device = self.freqs_cis.device  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    with torch.device(buffer_device):  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        self.freqs_cis = precompute_freqs_cis(self.model_args)
+    for layer in self.layers.values():
+        if layer is not None:
+            assert isinstance(layer, TransformerBlock)
+            layer.init_weights(buffer_device=buffer_device)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+
+def _init_weights_norm_and_output(self: Union[DeepSeekV3Model, DeepSeekV3StageN]):
+    if self.norm is not None:
+        self.norm.reset_parameters()
+    if self.output is not None:
+        final_out_std = self.model_args.dim**-0.5
+        cutoff_factor = 3
+        nn.init.trunc_normal_(
+            self.output.weight,
+            mean=0.0,
+            std=final_out_std,
+            a=-cutoff_factor * final_out_std,
+            b=cutoff_factor * final_out_std,
+        )