diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py b/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
index 640ac9f085e6dc83bb04faafadf4846089ad3e29..8cd7cd5d3a9f81bbf8f3bb0fcb2c28eaf6166a50 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/transpiler/distribute_transpiler.py
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ class DistributeTranspiler:
                 "Fanin": self.trainer_num,
                 "PrefetchBlock": prefetch_block,
                 "sync_mode": self.sync_mode,
-                "grad_to_block_id": grad_to_block_id
+                "grad_to_block_id": grad_to_block_id,
+                "Checkpoint": "/tmp/tangwei_ckpt/"
             })
 
         pserver_program.sync_with_cpp()