diff --git a/maskrcnn_benchmark/utils/checkpoint.py b/maskrcnn_benchmark/utils/checkpoint.py
index dc403f5db..2af2565ed 100644
--- a/maskrcnn_benchmark/utils/checkpoint.py
+++ b/maskrcnn_benchmark/utils/checkpoint.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def save(self, name, **kwargs):
         torch.save(data, save_file)
         self.tag_last_checkpoint(save_file)
 
-    def load(self, f=None):
-        if self.has_checkpoint():
+    def load(self, f=None, use_latest=True):
+        if self.has_checkpoint() and use_latest:
             # override argument with existing checkpoint
             f = self.get_checkpoint_file()
         if not f:
diff --git a/tools/test_net.py b/tools/test_net.py
index c666a4655..7a2d3f7b9 100644
--- a/tools/test_net.py
+++ b/tools/test_net.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ def main():
         help="path to config file",
     )
     parser.add_argument("--local_rank", type=int, default=0)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--ckpt",
+        help="The path to the checkpoint for test, default is the latest checkpoint.",
+        default=None,
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "opts",
         help="Modify config options using the command-line",
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ def main():
 
     output_dir = cfg.OUTPUT_DIR
     checkpointer = DetectronCheckpointer(cfg, model, save_dir=output_dir)
-    _ = checkpointer.load(cfg.MODEL.WEIGHT)
+    _ = checkpointer.load(args.ckpt, use_latest=args.ckpt is None)
 
     iou_types = ("bbox",)
     if cfg.MODEL.MASK_ON: