diff --git a/onmt/inputters/inputter.py b/onmt/inputters/inputter.py
index e23868a0e3..d9e022f563 100644
--- a/onmt/inputters/inputter.py
+++ b/onmt/inputters/inputter.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def batch_size_fn(new, count, sofar):
         batch_size_fn = None
     # device = opt.device_id if opt.gpuid else -1
     # breaking change torchtext 0.3
-    if opt.gpuid:
+    if opt.gpu_ranks:
         device = "cuda"
     else:
         device = "cpu"
diff --git a/onmt/utils/misc.py b/onmt/utils/misc.py
index e8c02dcc92..04c4159408 100644
--- a/onmt/utils/misc.py
+++ b/onmt/utils/misc.py
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ def use_gpu(opt):
     """
     Creates a boolean if gpu used
     """
-    return (hasattr(opt, 'gpuid') and len(opt.gpuid) > 0) or \
+    return (hasattr(opt, 'gpu_ranks') and len(opt.gpu_ranks) > 0) or \
         (hasattr(opt, 'gpu') and opt.gpu > -1)