diff --git a/easy_rec/python/loss/jrc_loss.py b/easy_rec/python/loss/jrc_loss.py
index 30c019a77..9ffe5b518 100644
--- a/easy_rec/python/loss/jrc_loss.py
+++ b/easy_rec/python/loss/jrc_loss.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- encoding:utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright (c) Alibaba, Inc. and its affiliates.
 import logging
-
+import numpy as np
 import tensorflow as tf
 
 if tf.__version__ >= '2.0':
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ def jrc_loss(labels,
     pairwise_weights = tf.tile(weights, tf.stack([batch_size, 1]))
     y_pos *= pairwise_weights
     y_neg *= pairwise_weights
-  else:
-    assert sample_weights == 1.0, 'invalid sample_weight %d' % sample_weights
 
   # Compute list-wise generative loss -log p(x|y, z)
   if same_label_loss:
@@ -124,4 +122,6 @@ def jrc_loss(labels,
   else:
     raise ValueError('Unsupported loss weight strategy `%s` for jrc loss' %
                      loss_weight_strategy)
+  if np.isscalar(sample_weights):
+    return loss * sample_weights
   return loss