RuntimeError: There was no new checkpoint after the training. Eval status: missing checkpoint

System information

• Have I written custom code (as opposed to using a stock example script provided in TensorFlow):
  No

• OS Platform and Distribution (e.g., Linux Ubuntu 16.04):
  CMLE

• TensorFlow installed from (source or binary):
  CMLE

• TensorFlow version (use command below):
  1.14

• Python version:
  2.7

Please provide the entire URL of the model you are using?

https://github.com/tensorflow/models/blob/master/research/object_detection/g3doc/running_pets.md

Describe the current behavior
Failed after ~20min. Retired a few times, same error.

Describe the expected behavior
Training succeeds.

Code to reproduce the issue

https://github.com/tensorflow/models/blob/master/research/object_detection/g3doc/running_pets.md

Other info / logs

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ml.googleapis.com/trial_id: ""
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severity: "ERROR"
timestamp: "2020-04-21T05:25:34.441076039Z"
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