diff --git a/codes/models/archs/RRDBNet_arch.py b/codes/models/archs/RRDBNet_arch.py
index 65bcc569..0133f68b 100644
--- a/codes/models/archs/RRDBNet_arch.py
+++ b/codes/models/archs/RRDBNet_arch.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import torch.nn.functional as F
 import models.archs.arch_util as arch_util
 from models.archs.arch_util import PixelUnshuffle
 import torchvision
-from torch.utils.checkpoint import checkpoint
+from utils.util import checkpoint
 
 
 class ResidualDenseBlock_5C(nn.Module):
diff --git a/codes/models/archs/SPSR_arch.py b/codes/models/archs/SPSR_arch.py
index ac6db451..052bb75d 100644
--- a/codes/models/archs/SPSR_arch.py
+++ b/codes/models/archs/SPSR_arch.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import torch
 import torch.nn as nn
 import torch.nn.functional as F
 import torchvision
-from torch.utils.checkpoint import checkpoint
+from utils.util import checkpoint
 
 from models.archs import SPSR_util as B
 from models.archs.SwitchedResidualGenerator_arch import ConfigurableSwitchComputer, ReferenceImageBranch, \
diff --git a/codes/models/archs/StructuredSwitchedGenerator.py b/codes/models/archs/StructuredSwitchedGenerator.py
index bd41fb70..d92e6fd7 100644
--- a/codes/models/archs/StructuredSwitchedGenerator.py
+++ b/codes/models/archs/StructuredSwitchedGenerator.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from switched_conv_util import save_attention_to_image_rgb
 from switched_conv import compute_attention_specificity
 import os
 import torchvision
-from torch.utils.checkpoint import checkpoint
+from utils.util import checkpoint
 
 # VGG-style layer with Conv(stride2)->BN->Activation->Conv->BN->Activation
 # Doubles the input filter count.
diff --git a/codes/models/archs/SwitchedResidualGenerator_arch.py b/codes/models/archs/SwitchedResidualGenerator_arch.py
index 2f42b2e1..7b6edfc8 100644
--- a/codes/models/archs/SwitchedResidualGenerator_arch.py
+++ b/codes/models/archs/SwitchedResidualGenerator_arch.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from models.archs.arch_util import ConvBnLelu, ConvGnSilu, ExpansionBlock, ExpansionBlock2, ConvGnLelu, MultiConvBlock, SiLU
 from switched_conv_util import save_attention_to_image_rgb
 import os
-from torch.utils.checkpoint import checkpoint
+from utils.util import checkpoint
 from models.archs.spinenet_arch import SpineNet
 
 
-# Set to true to relieve memory pressure by using torch.utils.checkpoint in several memory-critical locations.
+# Set to true to relieve memory pressure by using utils.util in several memory-critical locations.
 memory_checkpointing_enabled = True
 
 
diff --git a/codes/models/archs/rcan.py b/codes/models/archs/rcan.py
index 71d6955c..684727db 100644
--- a/codes/models/archs/rcan.py
+++ b/codes/models/archs/rcan.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import math
 import torch
 import torch.nn as nn
 import torch.nn.functional as F
-from torch.utils.checkpoint import checkpoint
+from utils.util import checkpoint
 
 from torch.autograd import Variable
 
diff --git a/codes/models/steps/injectors.py b/codes/models/steps/injectors.py
index 421d44cc..f54a81f6 100644
--- a/codes/models/steps/injectors.py
+++ b/codes/models/steps/injectors.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import torch.nn
 from models.archs.SPSR_arch import ImageGradientNoPadding
 from data.weight_scheduler import get_scheduler_for_opt
-from torch.utils.checkpoint import checkpoint
+from utils.util import checkpoint
 import torchvision.utils as utils
 #from models.steps.recursive_gen_injectors import ImageFlowInjector
 
diff --git a/codes/options/options.py b/codes/options/options.py
index 297426f9..be42de2f 100644
--- a/codes/options/options.py
+++ b/codes/options/options.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import yaml
 from utils.util import OrderedYaml
 Loader, Dumper = OrderedYaml()
 
+loaded_options = None
 
 def parse(opt_path, is_train=True):
     with open(opt_path, mode='r') as f:
diff --git a/codes/train.py b/codes/train.py
index eef9f237..af709a3f 100644
--- a/codes/train.py
+++ b/codes/train.py
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ def main():
     # torch.backends.cudnn.deterministic = True
     # torch.autograd.set_detect_anomaly(True)
 
+    # Save the compiled opt dict to the global loaded_options variable.
+    option.loaded_options = opt
+
     #### create train and val dataloader
     dataset_ratio = 1  # enlarge the size of each epoch
     for phase, dataset_opt in opt['datasets'].items():
diff --git a/codes/utils/util.py b/codes/utils/util.py
index c663e5d9..2ae60bb2 100644
--- a/codes/utils/util.py
+++ b/codes/utils/util.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from torchvision.utils import make_grid
 from shutil import get_terminal_size
 import scp
 import paramiko
+import options.options as options
+from utils.util import checkpoint
 
 import yaml
 try:
@@ -41,6 +43,13 @@ def OrderedYaml():
 # miscellaneous
 ####################
 
+# Conditionally uses torch's checkpoint functionality if it is enabled in the opt file.
+def checkpoint(fn, *args):
+    enabled = options.loaded_options['checkpointing_enabled'] if 'checkpointing_enabled' in options.loaded_options.keys() else True
+    if enabled:
+        return checkpoint(fn, *args)
+    else:
+        return fn(*args)
 
 def get_timestamp():
     return datetime.now().strftime('%y%m%d-%H%M%S')