diff --git a/dataset.py b/dataset.py
index 409f3f6..1b61dbb 100755
--- a/dataset.py
+++ b/dataset.py
@@ -121,12 +121,28 @@ class LmdbDataset(Dataset):
             nSamples = int(txn.get('num-samples'.encode()))
             self.nSamples = nSamples
 
+            # Filtering
+            self.filtered_index_list = []
+            for index in range(self.nSamples):
+                index += 1  # lmdb starts with 1
+                label_key = 'label-%09d'.encode() % index
+                label = txn.get(label_key).decode('utf-8')
+
+                if len(label) > self.opt.batch_max_length:
+                    print(f'The length of the label is longer than max_length: length {len(label)}, {label} in dataset {self.root}')
+                    continue
+
+                self.filtered_index_list.append(index)
+
+            self.nSamples = len(self.filtered_index_list)
+
     def __len__(self):
         return self.nSamples
 
     def __getitem__(self, index):
         assert index <= len(self), 'index range error'
-        index += 1
+        index = self.filtered_index_list[index]
+
         with self.env.begin(write=False) as txn:
             label_key = 'label-%09d'.encode() % index
             label = txn.get(label_key).decode('utf-8')
@@ -144,11 +160,12 @@ class LmdbDataset(Dataset):
 
             except IOError:
                 print(f'Corrupted image for {index}')
-                return
-
-            if len(label) > self.opt.batch_max_length:
-                print(f'The length of the label is longer than max_length: length {len(label)}, {label} in dataset {self.root}')
-                return
+                # make dummy image and dummy label for corrupted image.
+                if self.opt.rgb:
+                    img = Image.new('RGB', (self.opt.imgW, self.opt.imgH))
+                else:
+                    img = Image.new('L', (self.opt.imgW, self.opt.imgH))
+                label = '[dummy_label]'
 
             if not self.opt.sensitive:
                 label = label.lower()