diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f4c53236..954f6dfb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -139,3 +139,5 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # Cython debug symbols
 cython_debug/
+
+.idea/
diff --git a/ffcv/loader/loader.py b/ffcv/loader/loader.py
index aa8fd9dc..0531fc2c 100644
--- a/ffcv/loader/loader.py
+++ b/ffcv/loader/loader.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  drop_last: bool = True,
                  batches_ahead: int = 3,
                  recompile: bool = False,  # Recompile at every epoch
+                 order_kwargs: dict = dict(),
                  ):
 
         if distributed and order == OrderOption.RANDOM and (seed is None):
@@ -156,8 +157,8 @@ def __init__(self,
 
         if order in ORDER_MAP:
             self.traversal_order: TraversalOrder = ORDER_MAP[order](self)
-        elif isinstance(order, TraversalOrder):
-            self.traversal_order: TraversalOrder = order(self)
+        elif issubclass(order, TraversalOrder):
+            self.traversal_order: TraversalOrder = order(self, **order_kwargs)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Order {order} is not a supported order type or a subclass of TraversalOrder")
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ def __init__(self,
             elif spec is None:
                 continue  # This is a disabled field
             else:
-                msg  = f"The pipeline for {output_name} has to be "
+                msg = f"The pipeline for {output_name} has to be "
                 msg += f"either a PipelineSpec or a sequence of operations"
                 raise ValueError(msg)
             custom_pipeline_specs[output_name] = spec