diff --git a/utils/generic_utils.py b/utils/generic_utils.py
index 8a64dbae..1fa956ff 100644
--- a/utils/generic_utils.py
+++ b/utils/generic_utils.py
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ def save_checkpoint(model, optimizer, optimizer_st, model_loss, out_path,
         'step': current_step,
         'epoch': epoch,
         'linear_loss': model_loss,
-        'date': datetime.date.today().strftime("%B %d, %Y")
+        'date': datetime.date.today().strftime("%B %d, %Y"),
+        'r': model.decoder.r
     }
     torch.save(state, checkpoint_path)
 
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ def save_best_model(model, optimizer, model_loss, best_loss, out_path,
             'step': current_step,
             'epoch': epoch,
             'linear_loss': model_loss,
-            'date': datetime.date.today().strftime("%B %d, %Y")
+            'date': datetime.date.today().strftime("%B %d, %Y"),
+            'r': model.decoder.r
         }
         best_loss = model_loss
         bestmodel_path = 'best_model.pth.tar'