diff --git a/python/caffe/io.py b/python/caffe/io.py
index 14942bed542..c3179dc1f5b 100644
--- a/python/caffe/io.py
+++ b/python/caffe/io.py
@@ -255,7 +255,14 @@ def set_mean(self, in_, mean):
             if len(ms) != 3:
                 raise ValueError('Mean shape invalid')
             if ms != self.inputs[in_][1:]:
-                raise ValueError('Mean shape incompatible with input shape.')
+                print(self.inputs[in_])
+    		    in_shape = self.inputs[in_][1:]
+    		    m_min, m_max = mean.min(), mean.max()
+    		    normal_mean = (mean - m_min) / (m_max - m_min)
+    		    mean = resize_image(normal_mean.transpose((1,2,0)),
+                        in_shape[1:]).transpose((2,0,1)) * \
+                        (m_max - m_min) + m_min
+                #raise ValueError('Mean shape incompatible with input shape.')
         self.mean[in_] = mean
 
     def set_input_scale(self, in_, scale):