diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 1ad92d6..a31f9a0 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -289,6 +289,15 @@ def update_grad_scaler(scaler: GradScaler, global_step, epoch, step):
         scaler.set_backoff_factor(1/factor)
         scaler.set_growth_interval(100)
 
+
+def read_sample_prompts(sample_prompts_file_path: str):
+    sample_prompts = []
+    with open(sample_prompts_file_path, "r") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            sample_prompts.append(line.strip())
+    return sample_prompts
+
+
 def main(args):
     """
     Main entry point
@@ -580,12 +589,6 @@ def main(args):
         num_training_steps=args.lr_decay_steps,
     )
 
-    sample_prompts = []
-    with open(args.sample_prompts, "r") as f:
-        for line in f:
-            sample_prompts.append(line.strip())
-
-
     if args.wandb is not None and args.wandb:
         wandb.init(project=args.project_name, sync_tensorboard=True, )
   
@@ -841,6 +844,7 @@ def main(args):
                     pipe = pipe.to(device)
 
                     with torch.no_grad():
+                        sample_prompts = read_sample_prompts(args.sample_prompts)
                         if sample_prompts is not None and len(sample_prompts) > 0 and len(sample_prompts[0]) > 1:
                             __generate_test_samples(pipe=pipe, prompts=sample_prompts, log_writer=log_writer, log_folder=log_folder, gs=global_step, resolution=args.resolution)
                         else: