diff --git a/modeling/train.py b/modeling/train.py
index 06d6b7e..9fe788f 100644
--- a/modeling/train.py
+++ b/modeling/train.py
@@ -161,6 +161,26 @@ def k_fold_train(indir, outdir, config_file, configs, train_id=time.strftime("%Y
     p_scores = []
     r_scores = []
     f_scores = []
+    loss = nn.CrossEntropyLoss(reduction="none")
+    device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
+    # if num_splits == 1, validation is empty. single fold training.
+    if configs['num_splits'] == 1:
+        train_guids = set(guids)
+        validation_guids = set([])
+        for block in configs['block_guids_train']:
+            train_guids.discard(block)
+        # prepare_datasets seems to work fine with empty validation set
+        train, valid, labelset_size = prepare_datasets(indir, train_guids, validation_guids, configs)
+        train_loader = DataLoader(train, batch_size=len(guids), shuffle=True)
+        export_model_file = f"{outdir}/{train_id}.pt"
+        model = train_model(
+            get_net(train.feat_dim, labelset_size, configs['num_layers'], configs['dropouts']),
+            loss, device, train_loader, configs)
+        torch.save(model.state_dict(), export_model_file)
+        p_config = Path(f'{outdir}/{train_id}.yml')
+        export_kfold_config(config_file, configs, p_config)
+        return
+    # otherwise, do k-fold training, where k = 'num_splits'
     for i in range(0, configs['num_splits']):
         validation_guids = set(guids[i*len_val:(i+1)*len_val])
         train_guids = set(guids) - validation_guids
@@ -178,13 +198,11 @@ def k_fold_train(indir, outdir, config_file, configs, train_id=time.strftime("%Y
             continue
         train_loader = DataLoader(train, batch_size=40, shuffle=True)
         valid_loader = DataLoader(valid, batch_size=len(valid), shuffle=True)
-        loss = nn.CrossEntropyLoss(reduction="none")
-        device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
         logger.info(f'Split {i}: training on {len(train_guids)} videos, validating on {validation_guids}')
         export_csv_file = f"{outdir}/{train_id}.kfold_{i:03d}.csv"
         export_model_file = f"{outdir}/{train_id}.kfold_{i:03d}.pt"
         model = train_model(
-                get_net(train.feat_dim, labelset_size, configs['num_layers'], configs['dropouts']), 
+                get_net(train.feat_dim, labelset_size, configs['num_layers'], configs['dropouts']),
                 loss, device, train_loader, configs)
         torch.save(model.state_dict(), export_model_file)
         p, r, f = evaluate(model, valid_loader, pretraining_binned_label(config), export_fname=export_csv_file)