diff --git a/codes/models/SRGAN_model.py b/codes/models/SRGAN_model.py
index b97460a8..5634b59a 100644
--- a/codes/models/SRGAN_model.py
+++ b/codes/models/SRGAN_model.py
@@ -380,6 +380,19 @@ class SRGANModel(BaseModel):
         # Just a note: this intentionally includes the swap model in the list of possibilities.
         return previous_models[random.randint(0, len(previous_models)-1)]
 
+    # Called before verification/checkpoint to ensure we're using the real models and not a swapout variant.
+    def force_restore_swapout(self):
+        if self.swapout_D_duration > 0:
+            logger.info("Swapping back to current D model: %s" % (self.stashed_D,))
+            self.load_network(self.stashed_D, self.netD, self.opt['path']['strict_load'])
+            self.stashed_D = None
+            self.swapout_D_duration = 0
+        if self.swapout_G_duration > 0:
+            logger.info("Swapping back to current G model: %s" % (self.stashed_G,))
+            self.load_network(self.stashed_G, self.netG, self.opt['path']['strict_load'])
+            self.stashed_G = None
+            self.swapout_G_duration = 0
+
     def swapout_D(self, step):
         if self.swapout_D_duration > 0:
             self.swapout_D_duration -= 1
diff --git a/codes/train.py b/codes/train.py
index 8281db8c..f81a3484 100644
--- a/codes/train.py
+++ b/codes/train.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def main():
             #### validation
             if opt['datasets'].get('val', None) and current_step % opt['train']['val_freq'] == 0:
                 if opt['model'] in ['sr', 'srgan', 'corruptgan'] and rank <= 0:  # image restoration validation
+                    model.force_restore_swapout()
                     # does not support multi-GPU validation
                     pbar = util.ProgressBar(len(val_loader))
                     avg_psnr = 0.