diff --git a/codes/models/gpt_voice/gpt_asr.py b/codes/models/gpt_voice/gpt_asr.py
index b0acd4f8..76a99c34 100644
--- a/codes/models/gpt_voice/gpt_asr.py
+++ b/codes/models/gpt_voice/gpt_asr.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class GptAsr(nn.Module):
         self.final_norm = nn.LayerNorm(model_dim)
         self.text_head = nn.Linear(model_dim, self.NUMBER_TEXT_TOKENS)
 
-    def forward(self, mel_inputs, text_targets):
+    def get_logits(self, mel_inputs, text_targets):
         # Pad front and back. Pad at front is the "START" token.
         text_targets = F.pad(text_targets, (1,0), value=self.NUMBER_SYMBOLS)
         text_targets = F.pad(text_targets, (0, self.max_symbols_per_phrase - text_targets.shape[1]))
@@ -80,16 +80,17 @@ class GptAsr(nn.Module):
         mel_emb = mel_emb.permute(0,2,1).contiguous()
         mel_emb = mel_emb + self.mel_pos_embedding(torch.arange(mel_emb.shape[1], device=mel_emb.device))
         emb = torch.cat([mel_emb, text_emb], dim=1)
-
         enc = self.gpt(emb)
 
-        # Compute loss
         text_logits = self.final_norm(enc[:, self.max_mel_frames:])
         text_logits = self.text_head(text_logits)
         text_logits = text_logits.permute(0,2,1)
-        loss_text = F.cross_entropy(text_logits[:,:,:-1], text_targets[:,1:].long())
+        return text_logits
 
-        return loss_text.mean()
+    def forward(self, mel_inputs, text_targets):
+        text_logits = self.get_logits(mel_inputs, text_targets)
+        loss_text = F.cross_entropy(text_logits[:,:,:-1], text_targets[:,1:].long())
+        return loss_text.mean(), text_logits
 
     def inference_beam_topk(self, mel):
         def topk_sampler(distribution, k):
@@ -155,11 +156,26 @@ def register_gpt_asr(opt_net, opt):
     return GptAsr(**opt_get(opt_net, ['kwargs'], {}))
 
 
+# Halves the number of layers in the provided model.
+def distill(model):
+    rc = 0
+    i = 0
+    while i < len(model.gpt.layers.layers):
+        if rc % 2 != 0:
+            del model.gpt.layers.layers[i]
+        else:
+            i += 1
+        rc += 1
+    return model
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    gpt = GptAsr()
-    l = gpt(torch.randn(2,80,800),
-               torch.randint(high=len(symbols), size=(2,180)))
-    print(l.shape)
+    gpt = GptAsr(max_symbols_per_phrase=250, max_mel_frames=1400, layers=12, model_dim=768, heads=12)
+    gpt.load_state_dict(torch.load('../experiments/train_gpt_asr_mass/models/21500_mel_gen.pth'))
+    student = distill(gpt)
+    torch.save(student.state_dict(), '../experiments/train_gpt_asr_mass/models/21500_mel_gen_distilled.pth')
+    #l = gpt(torch.randn(2,80,800),
+    #           torch.randint(high=len(symbols), size=(2,180)))
 
     #o = gpt.infer(torch.randint(high=24, size=(2,60)))
     #print(o.shape)
diff --git a/codes/models/gpt_voice/lucidrains_gpt.py b/codes/models/gpt_voice/lucidrains_gpt.py
index ed766384..07b1c90b 100644
--- a/codes/models/gpt_voice/lucidrains_gpt.py
+++ b/codes/models/gpt_voice/lucidrains_gpt.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Transformer(nn.Module):
         route_attn = ((True, False),) * depth
         attn_route_map = {'mask': route_attn}
 
-        self.layers = execute_type(layers, args_route = attn_route_map)
+        self.layers = execute_type(layers, args_route = attn_route_map, checkpoint=True)
 
     def forward(self, x):
         return self.layers(x)
diff --git a/codes/models/gpt_voice/reversible.py b/codes/models/gpt_voice/reversible.py
index 97a3dd64..481a2927 100644
--- a/codes/models/gpt_voice/reversible.py
+++ b/codes/models/gpt_voice/reversible.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ from torch.autograd.function import Function
 from torch.utils.checkpoint import get_device_states, set_device_states
 
 # for routing arguments into the functions of the reversible layer
+from utils.util import checkpoint
+
+
 def route_args(router, args, depth):
     routed_args = [(dict(), dict()) for _ in range(depth)]
     matched_keys = [key for key in args.keys() if key in router]
@@ -123,20 +126,25 @@ class _ReversibleFunction(Function):
         return dy, None, None
 
 class SequentialSequence(nn.Module):
-    def __init__(self, layers, args_route = {}, layer_dropout = 0.):
+    def __init__(self, layers, args_route = {}, layer_dropout = 0., checkpoint=False):
         super().__init__()
         assert all(len(route) == len(layers) for route in args_route.values()), 'each argument route map must have the same depth as the number of sequential layers'
         self.layers = layers
         self.args_route = args_route
         self.layer_dropout = layer_dropout
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
 
     def forward(self, x, **kwargs):
         args = route_args(self.args_route, kwargs, len(self.layers))
         layers_and_args = list(zip(self.layers, args))
 
         for (f, g), (f_args, g_args) in layers_and_args:
-            x = x + f(x, **f_args)
-            x = x + g(x, **g_args)
+            if self.checkpoint:
+                x = x + f(x, **f_args)
+                x = x + g(x, **g_args)
+            else:
+                x = x + checkpoint(f, x, **f_args)
+                x = x + checkpoint(g, x, **g_args)
         return x
 
 class ReversibleSequence(nn.Module):