diff --git a/dalle2_pytorch/train.py b/dalle2_pytorch/train.py
index e69de29..c8c2647 100644
--- a/dalle2_pytorch/train.py
+++ b/dalle2_pytorch/train.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import copy
+import torch
+from torch import nn
+
+# exponential moving average wrapper
+
+class EMA(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        model,
+        beta = 0.99,
+        ema_update_after_step = 1000,
+        ema_update_every = 10,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.beta = beta
+        self.online_model = model
+        self.ema_model = copy.deepcopy(model)
+
+        self.ema_update_after_step = ema_update_after_step # only start EMA after this step number, starting at 0
+        self.ema_update_every = ema_update_every
+
+        self.register_buffer('initted', torch.Tensor([False]))
+        self.register_buffer('step', torch.tensor([0.]))
+
+    def update(self):
+        self.step += 1
+
+        if self.step <= self.ema_update_after_step or (self.step % self.ema_update_every) != 0:
+            return
+
+        if not self.initted:
+            self.ema_model.state_dict(self.online_model.state_dict())
+            self.initted.data.copy_(torch.Tensor([True]))
+
+        self.update_moving_average(self.ema_model, self.online_model)
+
+    def update_moving_average(ma_model, current_model):
+        def calculate_ema(beta, old, new):
+            if not exists(old):
+                return new
+            return old * beta + (1 - beta) * new
+
+        for current_params, ma_params in zip(current_model.parameters(), ma_model.parameters()):
+            old_weight, up_weight = ma_params.data, current_params.data
+            ma_params.data = calculate_ema(self.beta, old_weight, up_weight)
+
+        for current_buffer, ma_buffer in zip(current_model.buffers(), ma_model.buffers()):
+            new_buffer_value = calculate_ema(self.beta, ma_buffer, current_buffer)
+            ma_buffer.copy_(new_buffer_value)
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.ema_model(*args, **kwargs)