# Unexpected key in state\_dict: "bn1.num\_batches\_tracked"

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**Created:** [November 13, 2018, 7:01am UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/unexpected-key-in-state-dict-bn1-num-batches-tracked/29454 "2018-11-13T07:01:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/unexpected-key-in-state-dict-bn1-num-batches-tracked/29454/7 "2019-02-28T12:13:26Z")

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The `strict` argument should be passed to `load_state_dict`, not `torch.load`.

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