diff --git a/config/inference/default_binary.yaml b/config/inference/default_binary.yaml
index 2039cce1..718cf6fa 100644
--- a/config/inference/default_binary.yaml
+++ b/config/inference/default_binary.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ inference:
   model_path: ${general.save_weights_dir}/
   output_path:
   checkpoint_dir:  # (string, optional): directory in which to save the object if url
+  batch_size: 8
   chunk_size:  # if empty, will be calculated automatically from max_pix_per_mb_gpu
   # Maximum number of pixels each Mb of GPU Ram to allow. E.g. if GPU has 1000 Mb of Ram and this parameter is set to
   # 10, chunk_size will be set to sqrt(1000 * 10) = 100.
diff --git a/config/inference/default_multiclass.yaml b/config/inference/default_multiclass.yaml
index ac8b0954..76bfd63a 100644
--- a/config/inference/default_multiclass.yaml
+++ b/config/inference/default_multiclass.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ inference:
   model_path: ${general.save_weights_dir}/
   output_path:
   checkpoint_dir:  # (string, optional): directory in which to save the object if url
+  batch_size: 8
   chunk_size:  # if empty, will be calculated automatically from max_pix_per_mb_gpu
   # Maximum number of pixels each Mb of GPU Ram to allow. E.g. if GPU has 1000 Mb of Ram and this parameter is set to
   # 10, chunk_size will be set to sqrt(1000 * 10) = 100.