diff --git a/tpu_mtj_backend.py b/tpu_mtj_backend.py
index 03f4cdde..a565b578 100644
--- a/tpu_mtj_backend.py
+++ b/tpu_mtj_backend.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import zipfile
 import requests
 import random
 import jax
+import jax.dlpack
 from jax.config import config
 from jax.experimental import maps
 import jax.numpy as jnp
@@ -990,18 +991,19 @@ def load_model(path: str, driver_version="tpu_driver0.1_dev20210607", hf_checkpo
                     if "no_transpose" not in transforms:
                         tensor = tensor.T
                     tensor.unsqueeze_(0)
+                    if tensor.dtype is torch.float16 or tensor.dtype is torch.float32:
+                        tensor = tensor.bfloat16()
 
                     # Shard the tensor so that parts of the tensor can be used
                     # on different TPU cores
                     network.state["params"][spec["module"]][spec["param"]] = move_xmap(
-                        jnp.array(
+                        jax.dlpack.from_dlpack(torch.utils.dlpack.to_dlpack(
                             reshard_reverse(
                                 tensor,
                                 params["cores_per_replica"],
                                 network.state["params"][spec["module"]][spec["param"]].shape,
-                            ),
-                            dtype=jnp.bfloat16,
-                        ),
+                            )
+                        )).copy(),
                         np.empty(params["cores_per_replica"]),
                     )