diff --git a/val.py b/val.py
index 496b941f9..4e4540293 100644
--- a/val.py
+++ b/val.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def run(
                                        pad=pad,
                                        rect=rect,
                                        workers=workers,
-                                       min_items=opt.min_items,
+                                       min_items=min_items,
                                        prefix=colorstr(f'{task}: '))[0]
 
     seen = 0
diff --git a/val_dual.py b/val_dual.py
index 4f0af05bf..37b043a52 100644
--- a/val_dual.py
+++ b/val_dual.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def run(
                                        pad=pad,
                                        rect=rect,
                                        workers=workers,
-                                       min_items=opt.min_items,
+                                       min_items=min_items,
                                        prefix=colorstr(f'{task}: '))[0]
 
     seen = 0
diff --git a/val_triple.py b/val_triple.py
index e8997a34b..d4a7031d9 100644
--- a/val_triple.py
+++ b/val_triple.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def run(
                                        pad=pad,
                                        rect=rect,
                                        workers=workers,
-                                       min_items=opt.min_items,
+                                       min_items=min_items,
                                        prefix=colorstr(f'{task}: '))[0]
 
     seen = 0