diff --git a/validate_model.sh b/validate_model.sh
index 21b58b593f9aebd1ba9b64c3b28616e9c77f5b41..b58829576eaaee9e7d69a88e46d582d381a25edd 100755
--- a/validate_model.sh
+++ b/validate_model.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 LIBMACE_TAG=`git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`
 if [ ! "${LIBMACE_TAG}" ]; then
-  LIBMACE_TAG="r0.1"
+  LIBMACE_TAG="v0.1"
 fi
 
 VLOG_LEVEL=0