diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
index cc71c2136a6756ff094f6e06b8e200c6a68db06a..e8eff33bd172ce5c4fe2ad336b81a18ca1005252 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/layers/io.py
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ class ListenAndServ(object):
                 'endpoint': self.endpoint,
                 'Fanin': self.fan_in,
                 'OptimizeBlock': current_block,
-                'PrefetchBlock': empty_block
+                'PrefetchBlock': empty_block,
+                'sync_mode': True,  # did not support async now in layers
+                'grad_to_block_id': []
             })