diff --git a/samples/dnn/tf_text_graph_ssd.py b/samples/dnn/tf_text_graph_ssd.py
index 46a9064738..dbdee6ea9f 100644
--- a/samples/dnn/tf_text_graph_ssd.py
+++ b/samples/dnn/tf_text_graph_ssd.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ def createSSDGraph(modelPath, configPath, outputPath):
     print('Input image size: %dx%d' % (image_width, image_height))
 
     # Read the graph.
-    _inpNames = ['image_tensor']
     outNames = ['num_detections', 'detection_scores', 'detection_boxes', 'detection_classes']
 
     writeTextGraph(modelPath, outputPath, outNames)
@@ -247,6 +246,15 @@ def createSSDGraph(modelPath, configPath, outputPath):
     graph_def.node[1].input.append(graph_def.node[0].name)
     graph_def.node[1].input.append(weights)
 
+    # check and correct the case when preprocessing block is after input
+    preproc_id = "Preprocessor/"
+    if graph_def.node[2].name.startswith(preproc_id) and \
+        graph_def.node[2].input[0].startswith(preproc_id):
+
+        if not any(preproc_id in inp for inp in graph_def.node[3].input):
+            graph_def.node[3].input.insert(0, graph_def.node[2].name)
+
+
     # Create SSD postprocessing head ###############################################
 
     # Concatenate predictions of classes, predictions of bounding boxes and proposals.