diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 78a34117..40a9dc91 100755
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def create_modules(module_defs):
         elif module_def['type'] == 'maxpool':
             kernel_size = int(module_def['size'])
             stride = int(module_def['stride'])
+            maxpool = nn.MaxPool2d(kernel_size=kernel_size, stride=stride, padding=int((kernel_size - 1) // 2))
             if kernel_size == 2 and stride == 1:  # yolov3-tiny
                 modules.add_module('_debug_padding_%d' % i, nn.ZeroPad2d((0, 1, 0, 1)))
-            maxpool = nn.MaxPool2d(kernel_size=kernel_size, stride=stride, padding=int((kernel_size - 1) // 2))
             modules.add_module('maxpool_%d' % i, maxpool)
 
         elif module_def['type'] == 'upsample':
diff --git a/utils/utils.py b/utils/utils.py
index 12f774f1..fdfd760f 100755
--- a/utils/utils.py
+++ b/utils/utils.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ def build_targets(model, targets):
     nt = len(targets)
     txy, twh, tcls, tbox, indices, anchor_vec = [], [], [], [], [], []
     for i in model.yolo_layers:
-        layer = model.module_list[i][0]
+        layer = model.module_list[i]
 
         # iou of targets-anchors
         t, a = targets, []