diff --git a/fluid/face_detection/reader.py b/fluid/face_detection/reader.py
index ae90ad6b51db274446785dd6d9def57a606747d2..ea0f293dbfae57920fb9fdd2427ff273b90f8db9 100644
--- a/fluid/face_detection/reader.py
+++ b/fluid/face_detection/reader.py
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ def train(settings,
         try:
             enqueuer = GeneratorEnqueuer(
                 train_generator(settings, file_list, batch_size, shuffle),
-                use_multiprocessing=use_multiprocessing)
+                use_multiprocessing=use_multiprocessing,
+                wait_time=0.5)
             enqueuer.start(max_queue_size=max_queue, workers=num_workers)
             generator_output = None
             while True:
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ def train(settings,
                         generator_output = enqueuer.queue.get()
                         break
                     else:
-                        time.sleep(0.02)
+                        time.sleep(0.5)
                 yield generator_output
                 generator_output = None
         finally:
diff --git a/fluid/face_detection/train.py b/fluid/face_detection/train.py
index f083f1ffbc05b3ac384c1df10d5176b93cb4be8c..67cec03b95ba5ffe1a5230c287bd12a49b90bb34 100644
--- a/fluid/face_detection/train.py
+++ b/fluid/face_detection/train.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def train(args, config, train_params, train_file_list):
             shutil.rmtree(model_path)
 
         print('save models to %s' % (model_path))
-        fluid.io.save_persistables(exe, model_path)
+        fluid.io.save_persistables(exe, model_path, main_program=program)
 
     train_py_reader.start()
     try: