diff --git a/detect.py b/detect.py
index 4549095..62a4e8a 100644
--- a/detect.py
+++ b/detect.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     parser.add_argument("--bench_coco", action='store_true', help="Process a stream")
     parser.add_argument("--coco_path", type=str, help="Path to COCO 2017 Val folder")
     parser.add_argument("--quiet","-q", action='store_true', help="Disable logging (except errors)")
+    parser.add_argument("--int8", action='store_true', help="Datatype of model int8?")
         
     args = parser.parse_args()
     
@@ -44,10 +45,13 @@
         logger.error("Please select either an input image or a stream")
         exit(1)
     
-    model = EdgeTPUModel(args.model, args.names, conf_thresh=args.conf_thresh, iou_thresh=args.iou_thresh)
+    model = EdgeTPUModel(args.model, args.names, conf_thresh=args.conf_thresh, iou_thresh=args.iou_thresh, int8=args.int8)
     input_size = model.get_image_size()
 
-    x = (255*np.random.random((3,*input_size))).astype(np.uint8)
+    if args.int8:
+        x = (255*np.random.random((3,*input_size))).astype(np.int8)
+    else:
+        x = (255*np.random.random((3,*input_size))).astype(np.uint8)
     model.forward(x)
 
     conf_thresh = 0.25