diff --git a/examples/ddpg/ddpg.py b/examples/ddpg/ddpg.py
index 273947569be..5688e561ae5 100644
--- a/examples/ddpg/ddpg.py
+++ b/examples/ddpg/ddpg.py
@@ -120,18 +120,14 @@ def main(cfg: "DictConfig"):  # noqa: F821
                 # Sample from replay buffer
                 sampled_tensordict = replay_buffer.sample().clone()
 
-                # Compute loss
-                loss_td = loss_module(sampled_tensordict)
-
-                actor_loss = loss_td["loss_actor"]
-                q_loss = loss_td["loss_value"]
-
                 # Update critic
+                q_loss, *_ = loss_module.loss_value(sampled_tensordict)
                 optimizer_critic.zero_grad()
                 q_loss.backward()
                 optimizer_critic.step()
 
                 # Update actor
+                actor_loss, *_ = loss_module.loss_actor(sampled_tensordict)
                 optimizer_actor.zero_grad()
                 actor_loss.backward()
                 optimizer_actor.step()
diff --git a/test/test_cost.py b/test/test_cost.py
index 6c38e6a8b65..a65b3d00809 100644
--- a/test/test_cost.py
+++ b/test/test_cost.py
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ def test_ddpg_notensordict(self):
         with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="No target network updater has been"):
             loss_val_td = loss(td)
             loss_val = loss(**kwargs)
-            for i, key in enumerate(loss_val_td.keys()):
+            for i, key in enumerate(loss.out_keys):
                 torch.testing.assert_close(loss_val_td.get(key), loss_val[i])
             # test select
             loss.select_out_keys("loss_actor", "target_value")
diff --git a/torchrl/objectives/ddpg.py b/torchrl/objectives/ddpg.py
index d72afb09f7b..1795f785716 100644
--- a/torchrl/objectives/ddpg.py
+++ b/torchrl/objectives/ddpg.py
@@ -280,32 +280,18 @@ def forward(self, tensordict: TensorDictBase) -> TensorDict:
             a tuple of 2 tensors containing the DDPG loss.
 
         """
-        loss_value, td_error, pred_val, target_value = self._loss_value(tensordict)
-        td_error = td_error.detach()
-        if tensordict.device is not None:
-            td_error = td_error.to(tensordict.device)
-        tensordict.set(
-            self.tensor_keys.priority,
-            td_error,
-            inplace=True,
-        )
-        loss_actor = self._loss_actor(tensordict)
+        loss_value, metadata = self.loss_value(tensordict)
+        loss_actor, metadata_actor = self.loss_actor(tensordict)
+        metadata.update(metadata_actor)
         return TensorDict(
-            source={
-                "loss_actor": loss_actor.mean(),
-                "loss_value": loss_value.mean(),
-                "pred_value": pred_val.mean().detach(),
-                "target_value": target_value.mean().detach(),
-                "pred_value_max": pred_val.max().detach(),
-                "target_value_max": target_value.max().detach(),
-            },
+            source={"loss_actor": loss_actor, "loss_value": loss_value, **metadata},
             batch_size=[],
         )
 
-    def _loss_actor(
+    def loss_actor(
         self,
         tensordict: TensorDictBase,
-    ) -> torch.Tensor:
+    ) -> [torch.Tensor, dict]:
         td_copy = tensordict.select(
             *self.actor_in_keys, *self.value_exclusive_keys
         ).detach()
@@ -317,12 +303,14 @@ def _loss_actor(
             td_copy,
             params=self._cached_detached_value_params,
         )
-        return -td_copy.get(self.tensor_keys.state_action_value)
+        loss_actor = -td_copy.get(self.tensor_keys.state_action_value)
+        metadata = {}
+        return loss_actor.mean(), metadata
 
-    def _loss_value(
+    def loss_value(
         self,
         tensordict: TensorDictBase,
-    ) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor]:
+    ) -> Tuple[torch.Tensor, dict]:
         # value loss
         td_copy = tensordict.select(*self.value_network.in_keys).detach()
         self.value_network(
@@ -340,7 +328,24 @@ def _loss_value(
             pred_val, target_value, loss_function=self.loss_function
         )
 
-        return loss_value, (pred_val - target_value).pow(2), pred_val, target_value
+        td_error = (pred_val - target_value).pow(2)
+        td_error = td_error.detach()
+        if tensordict.device is not None:
+            td_error = td_error.to(tensordict.device)
+        tensordict.set(
+            self.tensor_keys.priority,
+            td_error,
+            inplace=True,
+        )
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            metadata = {
+                "td_error": td_error.mean(),
+                "pred_value": pred_val.mean(),
+                "target_value": target_value.mean(),
+                "target_value_max": target_value.max(),
+                "pred_value_max": pred_val.max(),
+            }
+        return loss_value.mean(), metadata
 
     def make_value_estimator(self, value_type: ValueEstimators = None, **hyperparams):
         if value_type is None: