diff --git a/tools/eval_mot.py b/tools/eval_mot.py
index cce7085171e296760280532bfb8b6acacf4c8011..7769892730adbb52e71751d3ed9de97fe70e6ecb 100644
--- a/tools/eval_mot.py
+++ b/tools/eval_mot.py
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ import warnings
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
 
 import paddle
-from paddle.distributed import ParallelEnv
+
 from ppdet.core.workspace import load_config, merge_config
-from ppdet.engine import Tracker
-from ppdet.utils.check import check_gpu, check_version, check_config
+from ppdet.utils.check import check_gpu, check_npu, check_xpu, check_version, check_config
 from ppdet.utils.cli import ArgsParser
+from ppdet.engine import Tracker
 
 
 def parse_args():
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ def main():
     cfg = load_config(FLAGS.config)
     merge_config(FLAGS.opt)
 
-    check_config(cfg)
-    check_gpu(cfg.use_gpu)
-    check_version()
+    # disable npu in config by default
+    if 'use_npu' not in cfg:
+        cfg.use_npu = False
 
     # disable xpu in config by default
     if 'use_xpu' not in cfg:
@@ -114,11 +114,22 @@ def main():
 
     if cfg.use_gpu:
         place = paddle.set_device('gpu')
+    elif cfg.use_npu:
+        place = paddle.set_device('npu')
     elif cfg.use_xpu:
         place = paddle.set_device('xpu')
     else:
         place = paddle.set_device('cpu')
 
+    if 'norm_type' in cfg and cfg['norm_type'] == 'sync_bn' and not cfg.use_gpu:
+        cfg['norm_type'] = 'bn'
+
+    check_config(cfg)
+    check_gpu(cfg.use_gpu)
+    check_npu(cfg.use_npu)
+    check_xpu(cfg.use_xpu)
+    check_version()
+
     run(FLAGS, cfg)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/infer_mot.py b/tools/infer_mot.py
index aa2e3f88fa56c88d46fa4e83f4bd781d367a6e84..9ede62b617b30b9ffd7aea701eb85f04747950ac 100644
--- a/tools/infer_mot.py
+++ b/tools/infer_mot.py
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ import warnings
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore')
 
 import paddle
-from paddle.distributed import ParallelEnv
 from ppdet.core.workspace import load_config, merge_config
 from ppdet.engine import Tracker
-from ppdet.utils.check import check_gpu, check_version, check_config
+from ppdet.utils.check import check_gpu, check_npu, check_xpu, check_version, check_config
 from ppdet.utils.cli import ArgsParser
 
 
@@ -117,12 +116,32 @@ def main():
     cfg = load_config(FLAGS.config)
     merge_config(FLAGS.opt)
 
+    # disable npu in config by default
+    if 'use_npu' not in cfg:
+        cfg.use_npu = False
+
+    # disable xpu in config by default
+    if 'use_xpu' not in cfg:
+        cfg.use_xpu = False
+
+    if cfg.use_gpu:
+        place = paddle.set_device('gpu')
+    elif cfg.use_npu:
+        place = paddle.set_device('npu')
+    elif cfg.use_xpu:
+        place = paddle.set_device('xpu')
+    else:
+        place = paddle.set_device('cpu')
+
+    if 'norm_type' in cfg and cfg['norm_type'] == 'sync_bn' and not cfg.use_gpu:
+        cfg['norm_type'] = 'bn'
+
     check_config(cfg)
     check_gpu(cfg.use_gpu)
+    check_npu(cfg.use_npu)
+    check_xpu(cfg.use_xpu)
     check_version()
 
-    place = 'gpu:{}'.format(ParallelEnv().dev_id) if cfg.use_gpu else 'cpu'
-    place = paddle.set_device(place)
     run(FLAGS, cfg)