diff --git a/utils/datasets.py b/utils/datasets.py
index 4c0e3b20..bd87dd19 100755
--- a/utils/datasets.py
+++ b/utils/datasets.py
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ def load_image(self, index):
         h0, w0 = img.shape[:2]  # orig hw
         r = self.img_size / max(h0, w0)  # resize image to img_size
         if r < 1 or (self.augment and (r != 1)):  # always resize down, only resize up if training with augmentation
-            img = cv2.resize(img, (int(w0 * r), int(h0 * r)), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)  # _LINEAR fastest
+            interp = cv2.INTER_LINEAR if self.augment else cv2.INTER_AREA  # LINEAR for training, AREA for testing
+            img = cv2.resize(img, (int(w0 * r), int(h0 * r)), interpolation=interp)
         return img, (h0, w0), img.shape[:2]  # img, hw_original, hw_resized
     else:
         return self.imgs[index], self.img_hw0[index], self.img_hw[index]  # img, hw_original, hw_resized