diff --git a/src/bloqade/compiler/codegen/python/emulator_ir.py b/src/bloqade/compiler/codegen/python/emulator_ir.py
index 1917817db..f250a671e 100644
--- a/src/bloqade/compiler/codegen/python/emulator_ir.py
+++ b/src/bloqade/compiler/codegen/python/emulator_ir.py
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ def visit_field_RunTimeVector(
         self, node: field.RunTimeVector
     ) -> Dict[int, Decimal]:
         value = self.assignments[node.name]
+        for new_index, original_index in enumerate(self.original_index):
+            if original_index >= len(value):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Index {original_index} is out of bounds for the runtime vector {node.name}"
+                )
+
         return {
             new_index: Decimal(str(value[original_index]))
             for new_index, original_index in enumerate(self.original_index)
@@ -347,6 +353,12 @@ def visit_field_RunTimeVector(
     def visit_field_AssignedRunTimeVector(
         self, node: field.AssignedRunTimeVector
     ) -> Dict[int, Decimal]:
+        for new_index, original_index in enumerate(self.original_index):
+            if original_index >= len(node.value):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Index {original_index} is out of bounds for the mask vector."
+                )
+
         return {
             new_index: Decimal(str(node.value[original_index]))
             for new_index, original_index in enumerate(self.original_index)
@@ -357,7 +369,6 @@ def visit_field_ScaledLocations(
         self, node: field.ScaledLocations
     ) -> Dict[int, Decimal]:
         target_atoms = {}
-
         for location in node.value.keys():
             if location.value >= self.n_sites or location.value < 0:
                 raise ValueError(
diff --git a/src/bloqade/ir/analog_circuit.py b/src/bloqade/ir/analog_circuit.py
index 6da9c3bb1..caa6fafbc 100644
--- a/src/bloqade/ir/analog_circuit.py
+++ b/src/bloqade/ir/analog_circuit.py
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ def figure(self, **assignments):
         # analysis the SpatialModulation information
         spmod_extracted_data: Dict[str, Tuple[List[int], List[float]]] = {}
 
+        def process_names(x):
+            return int(x.split("[")[-1].split("]")[0])
+
         for tab in fig_seq.tabs:
             pulse_name = tab.title
             field_plots = tab.child.children
@@ -101,9 +104,7 @@ def figure(self, **assignments):
                 for ch in channels:
                     ch_data = Spmod_raw_data[Spmod_raw_data.d0 == ch]
 
-                    sites = list(
-                        map(lambda x: int(x.split("[")[-1].split("]")[0]), ch_data.d1)
-                    )
+                    sites = list(map(process_names, ch_data.d1))
                     values = list(ch_data.px.astype(float))
 
                     key = f"{pulse_name}.{field_name}.{ch}"
diff --git a/src/bloqade/ir/control/field.py b/src/bloqade/ir/control/field.py
index 2a0b65ca5..2e362baf5 100644
--- a/src/bloqade/ir/control/field.py
+++ b/src/bloqade/ir/control/field.py
@@ -122,7 +122,13 @@ def figure(self, **assginment):
         return get_ir_figure(self, **assginment)
 
     def _get_data(self, **assignment):
-        return [self.name], ["vec"]
+        locs = []
+        values = []
+        for i, v in enumerate(self.value):
+            locs.append(f"{self.name or 'value'}[{i}]")
+            values.append(str(v))
+
+        return locs, values
 
     def show(self, **assignment):
         display_ir(self, **assignment)
diff --git a/tests/test_batch.py b/tests/test_batch.py
index 9fe95937e..d14ca80d8 100644
--- a/tests/test_batch.py
+++ b/tests/test_batch.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def test_metadata_filter_scalar():
 
     assert filtered_batch.tasks.keys() == {0, 1, 4}
 
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
         filtered_batch = batch.filter_metadata(d=[1, 2, 16, 1j])
 
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def test_metadata_filter_vector():
 
     filters = dict(d=[1, 8], m=[[0, 1], [1, 0], (0, 0)])
 
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
         filtered_batch_all = batch.filter_metadata(**filters)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_field.py b/tests/test_field.py
index d428c4122..16c8b2f07 100644
--- a/tests/test_field.py
+++ b/tests/test_field.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def test_assigned_runtime_vec():
     )
     assert x.print_node() == "AssignedRunTimeVector: sss"
     assert x.children() == cast([Decimal("1.0"), Decimal("2.0")])
-    assert x._get_data() == (["sss"], ["vec"])
+    assert x._get_data() == (["sss[0]", "sss[1]"], ["1.0", "2.0"])
 
     mystdout = StringIO()
     p = PP(mystdout)