diff --git a/tools/sh_commands.py b/tools/sh_commands.py
index 3da9e700058ef7c1bc4c4d8157fc955872b31243..223fad0797cef3c193653e3b4c9f6fadf5f0479f 100644
--- a/tools/sh_commands.py
+++ b/tools/sh_commands.py
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ def validate_model(abi,
                         "%s:/mace" % container_name)
             model_file_name = os.path.basename(model_file_path)
             weight_file_name = os.path.basename(weight_file_path)
+            sh.docker("cp", "tools/common.py", "%s:/mace" % container_name)
             sh.docker("cp", "tools/validate.py", "%s:/mace" % container_name)
             sh.docker("cp", model_file_path, "%s:/mace" % container_name)
             sh.docker("cp", weight_file_path, "%s:/mace" % container_name)