diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
index 149b33334a8c26060bb7c9dd29b87dc22e4420b0..a3c287e2839affcca7c2be92c93da97c3c81355d 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
@@ -447,7 +447,12 @@ def random_data_generator(low, high, shapes, lod_levels, for_parallel=True):
     return monkey_patch_reader_methods(main_prog_var)
 
 
-def py_reader(capacity, shapes, dtypes, lod_levels=None, name=None):
+def py_reader(capacity,
+              shapes,
+              dtypes,
+              lod_levels=None,
+              name=None,
+              use_double_buffer=True):
     """
     Create a reader and blocking queue for data feeding in Python
     
@@ -460,6 +465,7 @@ def py_reader(capacity, shapes, dtypes, lod_levels=None, name=None):
     using `close()` method when unused.
 
     Args:
+       use_double_buffer(bool): Whether use double buffer or not.
        capacity(int): The maximum capacity of the BlockingQueue.
        shapes(list|tuple): List of tuples which declaring data shapes.
        dtypes(list|tuple): List of strs which declaring data type.
@@ -509,9 +515,11 @@ def py_reader(capacity, shapes, dtypes, lod_levels=None, name=None):
     if name is None:
         queue_name = unique_name('lod_tensor_blocking_queue')
         reader_name = unique_name('create_py_reader')
+        double_buffer_name = unique_name('double_buffer')
     else:
         queue_name = "_".join([name, "queue"])
         reader_name = "_".join([name, "reader"])
+        double_buffer_name = "_".join([name, "double_buffer"])
 
     var = global_scope().var(queue_name)
     feed_queue = core.init_lod_tensor_blocking_queue(var, capacity, shapes)
@@ -534,7 +542,10 @@ def py_reader(capacity, shapes, dtypes, lod_levels=None, name=None):
     main_prog_var = _copy_reader_var_(default_main_program().current_block(),
                                       startup_var)
 
-    return monkey_patch_reader_methods(main_prog_var), feed_queue
+    reader = monkey_patch_reader_methods(main_prog_var)
+    if use_double_buffer:
+        reader = double_buffer(reader, name=double_buffer_name)
+    return reader, feed_queue
 
 
 def open_files(filenames,
diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/demo/pyreader.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/demo/pyreader.py
index cc459a8f761672ff6ccddfc2ff55f04a3969d1e2..e4df9f749c6980fd14e8d7d5a577365dec8e0a53 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/demo/pyreader.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/demo/pyreader.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def network(is_train):
         shapes=((-1, 784), (-1, 1)),
         dtypes=('float32', 'int64'),
         name="train_reader" if is_train else "test_reader")
-    img, label = fluid.layers.read_file(fluid.layers.double_buffer(reader))
+    img, label = fluid.layers.read_file(reader)
 
     hidden = img
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def main():
                     trainer.run(fetch_list=[loss.name]))
         except fluid.core.EOFException:
             print 'End of epoch', epoch_id
-            train_reader.reset()
+            # train_reader.reset()
         train_data_thread.join()
 
         test_data_thread = pipe_reader_to_queue(
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@ def main():
                     tester.run(fetch_list=[test_loss.name]))
         except fluid.core.EOFException:
             print 'End of testing'
-            test_reader.reset()
+            # test_reader.reset()
 
         test_data_thread.join()
         break
+    del trainer
+    del tester
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':