diff --git a/nmt/inference.py b/nmt/inference.py
index 2cbef07c2..90fe5d287 100644
--- a/nmt/inference.py
+++ b/nmt/inference.py
@@ -95,10 +95,13 @@ def get_model_creator(hparams):
   return model_creator
 
 
-def start_sess_and_load_model(infer_model, ckpt_path):
+def start_sess_and_load_model(infer_model, ckpt_path, hparams):
   """Start session and load model."""
+  print("intra inter is %d %d \n" %(hparams.num_intra_threads , hparams.num_inter_threads))
   sess = tf.Session(
-      graph=infer_model.graph, config=utils.get_config_proto())
+      graph=infer_model.graph, config=utils.get_config_proto(
+        num_intra_threads=hparams.num_intra_threads,
+        num_inter_threads=hparams.num_inter_threads))
   with infer_model.graph.as_default():
     loaded_infer_model = model_helper.load_model(
         infer_model.model, ckpt_path, sess, "infer")
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ def inference(ckpt_path,
 
   model_creator = get_model_creator(hparams)
   infer_model = model_helper.create_infer_model(model_creator, hparams, scope)
-  sess, loaded_infer_model = start_sess_and_load_model(infer_model, ckpt_path)
+  sess, loaded_infer_model = start_sess_and_load_model(infer_model, ckpt_path, hparams)
 
   if num_workers == 1:
     single_worker_inference(