diff --git a/src/translate.py b/src/translate.py
index 5bd1e91..3e3e9ad 100644
--- a/src/translate.py
+++ b/src/translate.py
@@ -217,14 +217,15 @@ def train():
             # (next 3 entries) are also not considered in the error, so the_key
             # are set to zero.
             # See https://github.com/asheshjain399/RNNexp/issues/6#issuecomment-249404882
-            eulerchannels_pred[:,0:6] = 0
+            gt_i=np.copy(srnn_gts_euler[action][i])
+            gt_i[:,0:6] = 0
 
             # Now compute the l2 error. The following is numpy port of the error
             # function provided by Ashesh Jain (in matlab), available at
             # https://github.com/asheshjain399/RNNexp/blob/srnn/structural_rnn/CRFProblems/H3.6m/dataParser/Utils/motionGenerationError.m#L40-L54
-            idx_to_use = np.where( np.std( eulerchannels_pred, 0 ) > 1e-4 )[0]
-
-            euc_error = np.power( srnn_gts_euler[action][i][:,idx_to_use] - eulerchannels_pred[:,idx_to_use], 2)
+            idx_to_use = np.where( np.std( gt_i, 0 ) > 1e-4 )[0]
+            
+            euc_error = np.power( gt_i[:,idx_to_use] - eulerchannels_pred[:,idx_to_use], 2)
             euc_error = np.sum(euc_error, 1)
             euc_error = np.sqrt( euc_error )
             mean_errors[i,:] = euc_error