diff --git a/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/README.md b/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/README.md
index 328c40ba03..10b8f9d786 100644
--- a/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/README.md
+++ b/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ In directory ``physicsnemo/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/``, run:
 python train.py --config-name=config_dfsr_train
 ``
 
-or 
+or
 
 (with physics-informed conditioning)
 
@@ -59,6 +59,23 @@ or
 python train.py --config-name=config_dfsr_cond_train
 ``
 
+You can also use the helper script:
+
+``
+bash setup_and_train.sh
+``
+
+Optional environment variables:
+
+- `CONFIG_NAME` (default: `config_dfsr_train`)
+- `TRAIN_EXTRA_ARGS` (default: empty; appended to `train.py`)
+
+Example for conditional training:
+
+``
+CONFIG_NAME=config_dfsr_cond_train bash setup_and_train.sh
+``
+
 <b>Step 2 - Super-resolution</b>
 
 In directory ``physicsnemo/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/``, run:
@@ -81,4 +98,3 @@ This implementation is based on / inspired by:
 
 - [https://github.com/ermongroup/SDEdit](https://github.com/ermongroup/SDEdit) (SDEdit: Guided Image Synthesis and Editing with Stochastic Differential Equations)
 - [https://github.com/ermongroup/ddim](https://github.com/ermongroup/ddim) (Denoising Diffusion Implicit Models)
-
diff --git a/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/setup_and_train.sh b/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/setup_and_train.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..50220a612e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/setup_and_train.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Reproducible setup + train helper for flow reconstruction diffusion.
+# Run this inside a PhysicsNeMo environment.
+#
+# Optional environment variables:
+#   CONFIG_NAME        (default: config_dfsr_train)
+#   TRAIN_EXTRA_ARGS   (default: empty; appended to train.py)
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+CONFIG_NAME="${CONFIG_NAME:-config_dfsr_train}"
+TRAIN_EXTRA_ARGS="${TRAIN_EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
+
+echo ">>> [0/3] Entering ${SCRIPT_DIR}"
+cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}"
+
+echo ">>> [1/3] Installing dependencies"
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+echo ">>> [2/3] Starting training with --config-name ${CONFIG_NAME}"
+if [[ -n "${TRAIN_EXTRA_ARGS}" ]]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  python train.py --config-name "${CONFIG_NAME}" ${TRAIN_EXTRA_ARGS}
+else
+  python train.py --config-name "${CONFIG_NAME}"
+fi
+
+echo ">>> [3/3] Done. Check configured output directory for logs and snapshots."
diff --git a/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/train.py b/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/train.py
index 278e72d131..66cec4556c 100644
--- a/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/train.py
+++ b/examples/cfd/flow_reconstruction_diffusion/train.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 import hydra
 import torch
-from omegaconf import DictConfig
+from omegaconf import DictConfig, ListConfig
 from training_loop import training_loop
 from misc import EasyDict
 
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@
 import argparse
 
 
+def _to_json_serializable(obj):
+    """Recursively convert OmegaConf/EasyDict-style objects to JSON-safe types."""
+    if isinstance(obj, (DictConfig, ListConfig)):
+        obj = OmegaConf.to_container(obj, resolve=True)
+
+    if isinstance(obj, dict):
+        return {str(k): _to_json_serializable(v) for k, v in obj.items()}
+    if isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)):
+        return [_to_json_serializable(v) for v in obj]
+    if isinstance(obj, (str, int, float, bool)) or obj is None:
+        return obj
+
+    return str(obj)
+
+
 @hydra.main(version_base="1.2", config_path="conf", config_name="config")
 def main(cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
     """Train diffusion-based generative model using the techniques described in the
@@ -285,8 +300,9 @@ def main(cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
     # c.task = cfg.task
 
     # Print options.  # TODO replace prints with PhysicsNeMo logger
+    serialized_config = _to_json_serializable(c)
     logger0.info("Training options:")
-    logger0.info(json.dumps(c, indent=2))
+    logger0.info(json.dumps(serialized_config, indent=2))
     logger0.info(f"Output directory:        {c.run_dir}")
     logger0.info(f"Dataset path:            {c.dataset_kwargs.path}")
     logger0.info(f"Class-conditional:       {c.dataset_kwargs.use_labels}")
@@ -306,7 +322,7 @@ def main(cfg: DictConfig) -> None:
     if dist.rank == 0:
         os.makedirs(c.run_dir, exist_ok=True)
         with open(os.path.join(c.run_dir, "training_options.json"), "wt") as f:
-            json.dump(c, f, indent=2)
+            json.dump(serialized_config, f, indent=2)
         # utils.Logger(file_name=os.path.join(c.run_dir, 'log.txt'), file_mode='a', should_flush=True)
 
     # Train.