diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 12af2a305572..d24ac57df23d 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ def train(hyp, opt, device, callbacks):  # hyp is path/to/hyp.yaml or hyp dictio
     # Resume
     best_fitness, start_epoch = 0.0, 0
     if pretrained:
-        best_fitness, start_epoch, epochs = smart_resume(ckpt, optimizer, ema, weights, epochs, resume)
+        if resume:
+            best_fitness, start_epoch, epochs = smart_resume(ckpt, optimizer, ema, weights, epochs, resume)
         del ckpt, csd
 
     # DP mode