diff --git a/egs/alimeeting/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless2/decode.py b/egs/alimeeting/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless2/decode.py
index 6c170c392..56d46e675 100755
--- a/egs/alimeeting/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless2/decode.py
+++ b/egs/alimeeting/ASR/pruned_transducer_stateless2/decode.py
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ def main():
             dev_cuts,
             output_path=f"{dev}/shared-%d.tar",
             shard_size=300,
+            load_audio=False,
         )
 
     if not os.path.exists(f"{test}/shared-0.tar"):
@@ -541,6 +542,7 @@ def main():
             test_cuts,
             output_path=f"{test}/shared-%d.tar",
             shard_size=300,
+            load_audio=False,
         )
 
     dev_shards = [