diff --git a/vall_e/config.py b/vall_e/config.py
index 90bf6b8..8df7b57 100755
--- a/vall_e/config.py
+++ b/vall_e/config.py
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class Model:
 	audio_embedding_sums: bool = True
 	dropout: float = 0.1 # adjustable dropout value
 	loss_factors: dict = field(default_factory=lambda: { "text": 0.1, "prom": 0.0, "resp": 1.0 })
+	kv_heads: int = 4
 
 	def get(self, name=None):
 		return [ self ] if not name or self.name == name else []
diff --git a/vall_e/models/base.py b/vall_e/models/base.py
index b830eb5..f0a019e 100755
--- a/vall_e/models/base.py
+++ b/vall_e/models/base.py
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ class Base(nn.Module):
 					num_hidden_layers=n_layers,
 					num_attention_heads=n_heads,
 					attention_dropout=p_dropout if training else 0.0,
-					num_key_value_heads=n_heads,
+					num_key_value_heads=self.config.kv_heads if self.config.kv_heads > 0 else n_heads,
 					hidden_act="gelu",
 					is_encoder_decoder=False,
 					is_decoder=True,
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ class Base(nn.Module):
 					num_hidden_layers=n_layers,
 					num_attention_heads=n_heads,
 					attention_dropout=p_dropout if training else 0.0,
-					num_key_value_heads=n_heads,
+					num_key_value_heads=self.config.kv_heads if self.config.kv_heads > 0 else n_heads,
 					sliding_window=75 * 12, # 12 second context window
 					output_router_logits=training,
 					hidden_act="gelu",