diff --git a/data/loader.py b/data/loader.py
index 23ae0c7c..f9849d30 100644
--- a/data/loader.py
+++ b/data/loader.py
@@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ class PrefetchLoader:
 
     def __init__(self,
             loader,
-            random_erasing=0.,
+            rand_erase_prob=0.,
+            rand_erase_pp=False,
             mean=IMAGENET_DEFAULT_MEAN,
             std=IMAGENET_DEFAULT_STD):
         self.loader = loader
-        self.random_erasing = random_erasing
+        self.stream = torch.cuda.Stream()
         self.mean = torch.tensor([x * 255 for x in mean]).cuda().view(1, 3, 1, 1)
         self.std = torch.tensor([x * 255 for x in std]).cuda().view(1, 3, 1, 1)
-        if random_erasing:
+        if rand_erase_prob:
             self.random_erasing = RandomErasingTorch(
-                probability=random_erasing, per_pixel=False)
+                probability=rand_erase_prob, per_pixel=rand_erase_pp)
         else:
             self.random_erasing = None
 
     def __iter__(self):
-        stream = torch.cuda.Stream()
         first = True
 
         for next_input, next_target in self.loader:
-            with torch.cuda.stream(stream):
+            with torch.cuda.stream(self.stream):
                 next_input = next_input.cuda(non_blocking=True)
                 next_target = next_target.cuda(non_blocking=True)
                 next_input = next_input.float().sub_(self.mean).div_(self.std)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class PrefetchLoader:
             else:
                 first = False
 
-            torch.cuda.current_stream().wait_stream(stream)
+            torch.cuda.current_stream().wait_stream(self.stream)
             input = next_input
             target = next_target
 
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ def create_loader(
         batch_size,
         is_training=False,
         use_prefetcher=True,
-        random_erasing=0.,
+        rand_erase_prob=0.,
+        rand_erase_pp=False,
         mean=IMAGENET_DEFAULT_MEAN,
         std=IMAGENET_DEFAULT_STD,
         num_workers=1,
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ def create_loader(
     if use_prefetcher:
         loader = PrefetchLoader(
             loader,
-            random_erasing=random_erasing if is_training else 0.,
+            rand_erase_prob=rand_erase_prob if is_training else 0.,
+            rand_erase_pp=rand_erase_pp,
             mean=mean,
             std=std)
 
diff --git a/data/random_erasing.py b/data/random_erasing.py
index 81253311..668a3831 100644
--- a/data/random_erasing.py
+++ b/data/random_erasing.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class RandomErasingTorch:
                 h = int(round(math.sqrt(target_area * aspect_ratio)))
                 w = int(round(math.sqrt(target_area / aspect_ratio)))
                 if self.rand_color:
-                    c = torch.empty((chan, 1, 1), dtype=batch.dtype).cuda().normal_()
+                    c = torch.empty((chan, 1, 1), dtype=batch.dtype).normal_().cuda()
                 elif not self.per_pixel:
                     c = torch.zeros((chan, 1, 1), dtype=batch.dtype).cuda()
                 if w < img_w and h < img_h:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class RandomErasingTorch:
                     left = random.randint(0, img_w - w)
                     if self.per_pixel:
                         img[:, top:top + h, left:left + w] = torch.empty(
-                            (chan, h, w), dtype=batch.dtype).cuda().normal_()
+                            (chan, h, w), dtype=batch.dtype).normal_().cuda()
                     else:
                         img[:, top:top + h, left:left + w] = c
                     break
diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index d2931ca9..84a562ff 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ parser.add_argument('--sched', default='step', type=str, metavar='SCHEDULER',
                     help='LR scheduler (default: "step"')
 parser.add_argument('--drop', type=float, default=0.0, metavar='DROP',
                     help='Dropout rate (default: 0.1)')
+parser.add_argument('--reprob', type=float, default=0.4, metavar='PCT',
+                    help='Random erase prob (default: 0.4)')
+parser.add_argument('--repp', action='store_true', default=False,
+                    help='Random erase per-pixel (default: False)')
 parser.add_argument('--lr', type=float, default=0.01, metavar='LR',
                     help='learning rate (default: 0.01)')
 parser.add_argument('--warmup-lr', type=float, default=0.0001, metavar='LR',
@@ -196,7 +200,8 @@ def main():
         batch_size=args.batch_size,
         is_training=True,
         use_prefetcher=True,
-        random_erasing=0.3,
+        rand_erase_prob=args.reprob,
+        rand_erase_pp=args.repp,
         mean=data_mean,
         std=data_std,
         num_workers=args.workers,