diff --git a/tools/eval.py b/tools/eval.py
index db5ce4eec1d55ae4a4c45f2f4def4b7429b7d4ca..e95b42e3914611482a55b1b9e1f052de606d9bef 100644
--- a/tools/eval.py
+++ b/tools/eval.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def main(args):
     valid_dataloader.set_sample_list_generator(valid_reader, place)
 
     compiled_valid_prog = program.compile(config, valid_prog)
-    program.run(valid_dataloader, exe, compiled_valid_prog, valid_fetchs, 0,
+    program.run(valid_dataloader, exe, compiled_valid_prog, valid_fetchs, -1,
                 'valid')
 
 
diff --git a/tools/program.py b/tools/program.py
index 00fe3aeb6859b9d0a3b5ef0dac54223e2d79cd72..5a5745953ec500df408ad6417e7f62ea49a44952 100644
--- a/tools/program.py
+++ b/tools/program.py
@@ -385,7 +385,15 @@ def run(dataloader, exe, program, fetchs, epoch=0, mode='train'):
             metric_list[i].update(m[0], len(batch[0]))
         fetchs_str = ''.join([str(m.value)+' '
                               for m in metric_list]+ [batch_time.value])
-        logger.info("epoch:{:<3d} {:s} step:{:<4d} {:s}s".format(
+        if epoch != -1:
+            logger.info("epoch:{:<3d} {:s} step:{:<4d} {:s}s".format(
             epoch, mode, idx, fetchs_str))
+        else:
+            logger.info("{:s} step:{:<4d} {:s}s".format(
+            mode, idx, fetchs_str))
+
     end_str = ''.join([str(m.mean)+' ' for m in metric_list] + [batch_time.total])
-    logger.info("END epoch:{:<3d} {:s} {:s}s".format(epoch, mode, end_str))
+    if epoch!= -1:
+        logger.info("END epoch:{:<3d} {:s} {:s}s".format(epoch, mode, end_str))
+    else:
+        logger.info("END {:s} {:s}s".format(mode, end_str))