diff --git a/tools/infer/predict_det.py b/tools/infer/predict_det.py
index 077692a..76c6a44 100755
--- a/tools/infer/predict_det.py
+++ b/tools/infer/predict_det.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class TextDetector(object):
             postprocess_params["box_thresh"] = args.det_db_box_thresh
             postprocess_params["max_candidates"] = 1000
             postprocess_params["unclip_ratio"] = args.det_db_unclip_ratio
-            postprocess_params["use_dilation"] = True
+            postprocess_params["use_dilation"] = args.use_dilation
         elif self.det_algorithm == "EAST":
             postprocess_params['name'] = 'EASTPostProcess'
             postprocess_params["score_thresh"] = args.det_east_score_thresh