diff --git a/tools/sh_commands.py b/tools/sh_commands.py
index b732366fa8082b9a8cf4f63c94e550858ccf71df..b7e3446c55c5859ec425fc69a182e6e340cad13b 100644
--- a/tools/sh_commands.py
+++ b/tools/sh_commands.py
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ def validate_model(abi,
                      device_type,
                      ":".join(input_shapes), ":".join(output_shapes),
                      ",".join(input_nodes), ",".join(output_nodes),
-                     validation_threshold)
+                     validation_threshold, ",".join(input_data_types))
         elif caffe_env == common.CaffeEnvType.DOCKER:
             docker_image_id = sh.docker("images", "-q", image_name)
             if not docker_image_id:
@@ -979,6 +979,7 @@ def validate_model(abi,
                 "--input_shape=%s" % ":".join(input_shapes),
                 "--output_shape=%s" % ":".join(output_shapes),
                 "--validation_threshold=%f" % validation_threshold,
+                "--input_data_type=%s" % ",".join(input_data_types),
                 _fg=True)
 
     six.print_("Validation done!\n")
diff --git a/tools/validate.py b/tools/validate.py
index bc3a9c5db46e2851d6309ad2b0c181b6a9acd26d..be499c1a3bed51ea2e0631d71dd3d3630ad97bff 100644
--- a/tools/validate.py
+++ b/tools/validate.py
@@ -163,12 +163,15 @@ def validate_caffe_model(platform, device_type, model_file, input_file,
                 input_blob_name = net.top_names[input_names[i]][0]
         except ValueError:
             pass
-        net.blobs[input_blob_name].data[0] = input_value
+        new_shape = input_value.shape
+        net.blobs[input_blob_name].reshape(*new_shape)
+        for index in range(input_value.shape[0]):
+            net.blobs[input_blob_name].data[index] = input_value[index]
 
     net.forward()
 
     for i in range(len(output_names)):
-        value = net.blobs[net.top_names[output_names[i]][0]].data
+        value = net.blobs[output_names[i]].data
         out_shape = output_shapes[i]
         if len(out_shape) == 4:
             out_shape[1], out_shape[2], out_shape[3] = \