diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/casia_africa.py b/bob/bio/face/database/casia_africa.py
index bfedd075b0da1b9612d6db04cbb0b2a28c05fe32..34dc60f89d86f7ca27e6a5bdc25bcffdc720821c 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/casia_africa.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/casia_africa.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class CasiaAfricaDatabase(CSVDataset):
         One of the database protocols. Options are "ID-V-All-Ep1", "ID-V-All-Ep2" and "ID-V-All-Ep3"
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = CasiaAfricaDatabase.urls()
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ class CasiaAfricaDatabase(CSVDataset):
             ),
         )
 
-        self.annotation_type = "eyes-center"
-        self.fixed_positions = None
+        self.annotation_type = annotation_type
+        self.fixed_positions = fixed_positions
 
     @staticmethod
     def protocols():
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/cbsr_nir_vis_2.py b/bob/bio/face/database/cbsr_nir_vis_2.py
index c6ec79f16df82af35ebd67222633692b2d96c751..bab3a4f72a47395707a97e526ce10a578c68732a 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/cbsr_nir_vis_2.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/cbsr_nir_vis_2.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class CBSRNirVis2Database(CSVDataset):
         One of the database protocols.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = CBSRNirVis2Database.urls()
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ class CBSRNirVis2Database(CSVDataset):
                 EyesAnnotations(),
             ),
         )
-        self.annotation_type = "eyes-center"
-        self.fixed_positions = None
+        self.annotation_type = annotation_type
+        self.fixed_positions = fixed_positions
 
     @staticmethod
     def protocols():
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/frgc.py b/bob/bio/face/database/frgc.py
index 38de5875b6c8c52dda14b8c37f125d72cedca5f5..a2831f6e78cd7fd95daa5b7ec5ebe5588c4ef50c 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/frgc.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/frgc.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class FRGCDatabase(CSVDataset):
     Face Recognition Grand Test dataset
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = FRGCDatabase.urls()
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class FRGCDatabase(CSVDataset):
             ),
         )
 
-        self.annotation_type = "eyes-center"
-        self.fixed_positions = None
+        self.annotation_type = annotation_type
+        self.fixed_positions = fixed_positions
 
     @staticmethod
     def protocols():
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/meds.py b/bob/bio/face/database/meds.py
index 18101472bf63e9a414799f00a3291c93dbc48ab8..397cc69e742980c7228c05210932d402f2a1908e 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/meds.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/meds.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class MEDSDatabase(CSVDatasetZTNorm):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = MEDSDatabase.urls()
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ class MEDSDatabase(CSVDatasetZTNorm):
             ),
         )
 
-        self.annotation_type = "eyes-center"
-        self.fixed_positions = None
+        self.annotation_type = annotation_type
+        self.fixed_positions = fixed_positions
 
     @staticmethod
     def urls():
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/mobio.py b/bob/bio/face/database/mobio.py
index 02af60a2cb1978524bc9aac60d0dc11e17770f7d..729e9a8862bad196db6b9f053fcaad2ea9d629db 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/mobio.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/mobio.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class MobioDatabase(CSVDatasetZTNorm):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = MobioDatabase.urls()
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class MobioDatabase(CSVDatasetZTNorm):
                 EyesAnnotations(),
             ),
         )
-        self.annotation_type = "eyes-center"
-        self.fixed_positions = None
+        self.annotation_type = annotation_type
+        self.fixed_positions = fixed_positions
 
     @staticmethod
     def protocols():
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/morph.py b/bob/bio/face/database/morph.py
index be557b02c2f9d95cf4c30ad86ea4200386e5b411..391292ddd4ca15d84f359c937d8362a86e4a1e3e 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/morph.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/morph.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class MorphDatabase(CSVDatasetZTNorm):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = MorphDatabase.urls()
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ class MorphDatabase(CSVDatasetZTNorm):
             ),
         )
 
-        self.annotation_type = "eyes-center"
-        self.fixed_positions = None
+        self.annotation_type = annotation_type
+        self.fixed_positions = fixed_positions
 
     @staticmethod
     def urls():
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/multipie.py b/bob/bio/face/database/multipie.py
index 572ca1e929c57631a244706de66a74bfc3e82b86..6bfed594ff9552840adb88f4e1b9365d9f9fcfed 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/multipie.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/multipie.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class MultipieDatabase(CSVDataset):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = MultipieDatabase.urls()
diff --git a/bob/bio/face/database/pola_thermal.py b/bob/bio/face/database/pola_thermal.py
index 1a976de90d1d452b62f0e549ca60c6eff57e3a2b..cb1808a0050526b7af688e399782d0f136af5982 100644
--- a/bob/bio/face/database/pola_thermal.py
+++ b/bob/bio/face/database/pola_thermal.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class PolaThermalDatabase(CSVDataset):
         One of the database protocols.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, protocol):
+    def __init__(self, protocol, annotation_type="eyes-center", fixed_positions=None):
 
         # Downloading model if not exists
         urls = PolaThermalDatabase.urls()
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class PolaThermalDatabase(CSVDataset):
             ),
         )
 
-        self.annotation_type = "eyes-center"
-        self.fixed_positions = None
+        self.annotation_type = annotation_type
+        self.fixed_positions = fixed_positions
 
     @staticmethod
     def protocols():