diff --git a/tools/configure.py b/tools/configure.py
index 84b031c393daaee99186caa22b3d7d54e5747d8b..8b43b00bc2e694eb13fe0dd721b4c048e20f05d0 100644
--- a/tools/configure.py
+++ b/tools/configure.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ MISC_CONFIG = {
     "save_dir": "<value>",
     "weights": "<value>",
     "metric": "<value>",
+    "map_type": "11point",
     "log_smooth_window": 20,
     "snapshot_iter": 10000,
     "use_gpu": True,
diff --git a/tools/eval.py b/tools/eval.py
index 3df77b21fd73d8d994df2083e1d596dd323b0bfe..d1be939081e4e4a7c67bf69f8e9e807ceafd6914 100644
--- a/tools/eval.py
+++ b/tools/eval.py
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ def main():
     resolution = None
     if 'mask' in results[0]:
         resolution = model.mask_head.resolution
+    # if map_type not set, use default 11point, only use in VOC eval
+    map_type = cfg.map_type if 'map_type' in cfg else '11point'
     eval_results(results, eval_feed, cfg.metric, cfg.num_classes, resolution,
-                 is_bbox_normalized, FLAGS.output_eval, cfg.map_type)
+                 is_bbox_normalized, FLAGS.output_eval, map_type)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tools/train.py b/tools/train.py
index 619ea972b0611316aa4b840491eb40d7f2056048..abcb7814a0d36ce818fc3ad866c24c11b3d537ea 100644
--- a/tools/train.py
+++ b/tools/train.py
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ def main():
             callable(model.is_bbox_normalized):
         is_bbox_normalized = model.is_bbox_normalized()
 
+    # if map_type not set, use default 11point, only use in VOC eval
+    map_type = cfg.map_type if 'map_type' in cfg else '11point'
+
     train_stats = TrainingStats(cfg.log_smooth_window, train_keys)
     train_pyreader.start()
     start_time = time.time()
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ def main():
                 if 'mask' in results[0]:
                     resolution = model.mask_head.resolution
                 box_ap_stats = eval_results(results, eval_feed, cfg.metric, cfg.num_classes,
-                             resolution, is_bbox_normalized, FLAGS.output_eval)
+                             resolution, is_bbox_normalized, FLAGS.output_eval, map_type)
                 if box_ap_stats[0] > best_box_ap_list[0]:
                     best_box_ap_list[0] = box_ap_stats[0]
                     best_box_ap_list[1] = it