diff --git a/trainer.h b/trainer.h
index 950aa80f376671801b645b55f690be79c28f16c8..39b55eb8e522df3a98e4f05b4432db7ee240d090 100644
--- a/trainer.h
+++ b/trainer.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class MPI_Trainer: public Trainer {
       if (rank==0) {
         t_type w(dm.T.ptr(), PHI_cols);
         model->set_weights(w);
-        model->trained=true;
+        // model->trained=true; // still can't train with this model
       }
       delete[] work2;
       MPI_Type_free(&rowvec);