diff --git a/models/RecNet/model.py b/models/RecNet/model.py
index d93eafa..2355391 100644
--- a/models/RecNet/model.py
+++ b/models/RecNet/model.py
@@ -685,6 +685,9 @@ def BeamDecoding(self,feats, width, alpha=0.,max_caption_len = 15):
         rfunc = np.vectorize(lambda t: '' if t == 'EOS' else t) # to transform EOS to null string
         lfunc = np.vectorize(lambda t: '' if t == 'SOS' else t) # to transform SOS to null string
         pfunc = np.vectorize(lambda t: '' if t == 'PAD' else t) # to transform PAD to null string
+        
+        if self.cfg.opt_encoder:
+            feats = self.encoder(feats) 
 
         hidden = torch.zeros(self.cfg.n_layers, batch_size, self.cfg.decoder_hidden_size).to(self.device)
         if self.cfg.decoder_type == 'lstm':