diff --git a/deep_rl/agent/BaseAgent.py b/deep_rl/agent/BaseAgent.py
index d5e8b07..c5a607d 100644
--- a/deep_rl/agent/BaseAgent.py
+++ b/deep_rl/agent/BaseAgent.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import torch
 import numpy as np
+from ..utils import *
 
 class BaseAgent:
     def __init__(self, config):
@@ -35,9 +36,28 @@ class BaseAgent:
         self.config.state_normalizer.unset_read_only()
         return np.argmax(action.flatten())
 
+    def deterministic_episode(self):
+        env = self.config.evaluation_env
+        state = env.reset()
+        total_rewards = 0
+        while True:
+            action = self.evaluation_action(state)
+            state, reward, done, _ = env.step(action)
+            if done:
+                break
+            total_rewards += reward
+        return
+
+    def evaluation_episodes(self):
+        interval = self.config.evaluation_episodes_interval
+        if not interval or self.total_steps % interval:
+            return
+        for ep in range(self.config.evaluation_episodes):
+            self.deterministic_episode()
+
     def evaluate(self, steps=1):
         config = self.config
-        if config.evaluation_env is None:
+        if config.evaluation_env is None or self.config.evaluation_episodes_interval:
             return
         for _ in range(steps):
             action = self.evaluation_action(self.evaluation_state)
diff --git a/deep_rl/agent/DDPG_agent.py b/deep_rl/agent/DDPG_agent.py
index ead45ac..8269a46 100644
--- a/deep_rl/agent/DDPG_agent.py
+++ b/deep_rl/agent/DDPG_agent.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class DDPGAgent(BaseAgent):
         steps = 0
         total_reward = 0.0
         while True:
+            self.evaluate()
+            self.evaluation_episodes()
+
             action = self.network.predict(np.stack([state]), True).flatten()
             if not deterministic:
                 action += self.random_process.sample()
@@ -60,8 +63,6 @@ class DDPGAgent(BaseAgent):
             steps += 1
             state = next_state
 
-            self.evaluate()
-
             if not deterministic and self.replay.size() >= config.min_memory_size:
                 experiences = self.replay.sample()
                 states, actions, rewards, next_states, terminals = experiences
diff --git a/deep_rl/utils/config.py b/deep_rl/utils/config.py
index 590a576..b8cf743 100644
--- a/deep_rl/utils/config.py
+++ b/deep_rl/utils/config.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class Config:
         self.test_repetitions = 10
         self.evaluation_env = None
         self.termination_regularizer = 0
+        self.evaluation_episodes_interval = 0
+        self.evaluation_episodes = 0
 
     def add_argument(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.parser.add_argument(*args, **kwargs)