diff --git a/models/models.py b/models/models.py
index 7fee5a1..8b3bd2c 100644
--- a/models/models.py
+++ b/models/models.py
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ def create_modules(module_defs, img_size, cfg):
             filters = output_filters[-1]
             modules = Silence()
 
+        elif mdef['type'] == 'scale_channels':  # nn.Sequential() placeholder for 'shortcut' layer
+            layers = mdef['from']
+            filters = output_filters[-1]
+            routs.extend([i + l if l < 0 else l for l in layers])
+            modules = ScaleChannel(layers=layers)
+
         elif mdef['type'] == 'sam':  # nn.Sequential() placeholder for 'shortcut' layer
             layers = mdef['from']
             filters = output_filters[-1]
@@ -501,7 +507,7 @@ def forward_once(self, x, augment=False, verbose=False):
         for i, module in enumerate(self.module_list):
             name = module.__class__.__name__
             #print(name)
-            if name in ['WeightedFeatureFusion', 'FeatureConcat', 'FeatureConcat2', 'FeatureConcat3', 'FeatureConcat_l', 'ScaleSpatial']:  # sum, concat
+            if name in ['WeightedFeatureFusion', 'FeatureConcat', 'FeatureConcat2', 'FeatureConcat3', 'FeatureConcat_l', 'ScaleChannel', 'ScaleSpatial']:  # sum, concat
                 if verbose:
                     l = [i - 1] + module.layers  # layers
                     sh = [list(x.shape)] + [list(out[i].shape) for i in module.layers]  # shapes