diff --git a/src/super_gradients/training/models/detection_models/yolo_base.py b/src/super_gradients/training/models/detection_models/yolo_base.py
index 0549a81443..955bcd62a9 100755
--- a/src/super_gradients/training/models/detection_models/yolo_base.py
+++ b/src/super_gradients/training/models/detection_models/yolo_base.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import collections
 import math
 import warnings
 from typing import Union, Type, List, Tuple, Optional
@@ -590,6 +591,15 @@ def forward(self, x):
 
     def load_state_dict(self, state_dict, strict=True):
         try:
+            keys_dropped_in_sg_320 = {
+                "stride",
+                "_head.anchors._stride",
+                "_head.anchors._anchors",
+                "_head.anchors._anchor_grid",
+                "_head._modules_list.14.stride",
+            }
+            state_dict = collections.OrderedDict([(k, v) for k, v in state_dict.items() if k not in keys_dropped_in_sg_320])
+
             super().load_state_dict(state_dict, strict)
         except RuntimeError as e:
             raise RuntimeError(