diff --git a/ldm/data/data_loader.py b/ldm/data/data_loader.py
index f0abe20..c11b413 100644
--- a/ldm/data/data_loader.py
+++ b/ldm/data/data_loader.py
@@ -116,19 +116,32 @@ class DataLoaderMultiAspect():
 
     @staticmethod
     def __recurse_data_root(self, recurse_root):
+        multiply = 1
+        multiply_path = os.path.join(recurse_root, "multiply.txt")
+        if os.path.exists(multiply_path):
+            try: 
+                with open(multiply_path, encoding='utf-8', mode='r') as f:
+                    multiply = int(float(f.read().strip()))
+                    print(f" * DLMA multiply.txt in {recurse_root} set to {multiply}")
+            except:
+                print(f" *** Error reading multiply.txt in {recurse_root}, defaulting to 1")
+                pass
+
         for f in os.listdir(recurse_root):
             current = os.path.join(recurse_root, f)
 
             if os.path.isfile(current):
                 ext = os.path.splitext(f)[1]
-                if ext in ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.bmp', '.webp']:
-                    self.image_paths.append(current)
+                if ext in ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.bmp', '.webp', '.jfif']:
+                    # add image multiplyrepeats number of times
+                    for _ in range(multiply):
+                        self.image_paths.append(current)
 
-        sub_dirs = []
+        sub_dirs = []        
 
         for d in os.listdir(recurse_root):
             current = os.path.join(recurse_root, d)
-            if os.path.isdir(current):
+            if os.path.isdir(current):                
                 sub_dirs.append(current)
 
         for dir in sub_dirs: