diff --git a/utils/datasets.py b/utils/datasets.py
index 7dd181400da5..331df8ffd047 100755
--- a/utils/datasets.py
+++ b/utils/datasets.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def __next__(self):
         else:
             # Read image
             self.count += 1
-            img0 = cv2.imread(path)  # BGR
+            img0 = cv2.imread(path, -1)  # BGR (-1 is IMREAD_UNCHANGED)
             assert img0 is not None, 'Image Not Found ' + path
             print(f'image {self.count}/{self.nf} {path}: ', end='')