diff --git a/examples/nlp/gpt/train_reward_model.py b/examples/nlp/gpt/train_reward_model.py
index 42cf5bde2..5fe04c3c6 100644
--- a/examples/nlp/gpt/train_reward_model.py
+++ b/examples/nlp/gpt/train_reward_model.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ def main(cfg) -> None:
         use_random_sampler=cfg.trainer.rm.train_random_sampler,
     )
     if isinstance(validation_ds, RewardModelDataset):
+        drop_last = cfg.model.data.get("validation_drop_last", True)
         val_dataloader = build_dataloader(
             cfg=cfg,
             dataset=validation_ds,
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ def main(cfg) -> None:
             gbs=cfg.model.global_batch_size,
             load_gbs=True,
             use_random_sampler=cfg.trainer.rm.val_random_sampler,
+            drop_last=drop_last,
+            pad_samples_to_global_batch_size=not drop_last,
         )
     elif isinstance(validation_ds, dict):
         drop_last = cfg.model.data.get("validation_drop_last", True)
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ def main(cfg) -> None:
                 mbs=cfg.model.micro_batch_size,
                 gbs=cfg.model.global_batch_size,
                 load_gbs=True,
-                use_random_sampler=False,
+                use_random_sampler=cfg.trainer.rm.val_random_sampler,
                 drop_last=drop_last,
                 pad_samples_to_global_batch_size=not drop_last,
             )
diff --git a/nemo_aligner/algorithms/supervised.py b/nemo_aligner/algorithms/supervised.py
index d607d1fd3..8cf0e6455 100644
--- a/nemo_aligner/algorithms/supervised.py
+++ b/nemo_aligner/algorithms/supervised.py
@@ -145,17 +145,19 @@ def run_validation_one_dataset(self, key: str):
 
         if "weights" in val_metrics:
             w = val_metrics.pop("weights")
+            val_loss = sum([value * weight for value, weight in zip(loss_means, w)]) / sum(w)
             val_metrics = {
                 k: sum([value * weight for value, weight in zip(v, w)]) / sum(w) for k, v in val_metrics.items()
             }
         else:
+            val_loss = mean(loss_means)
             val_metrics = {k: mean(v) for k, v in val_metrics.items()}
         val_metrics.update(self.inference_metrics_handler.compute())
         self.inference_metrics_handler.reset()
 
         self.logger.log_metrics(val_metrics, step=self.step, prefix=f"{key}/")
 
-        return mean(loss_means), val_metrics
+        return val_loss, val_metrics
 
     def train_single_step(self, batch):
         self.optimizer.zero_grad()