diff --git a/pytorch_finufft/functional.py b/pytorch_finufft/functional.py
index 0546f62..ab88103 100644
--- a/pytorch_finufft/functional.py
+++ b/pytorch_finufft/functional.py
@@ -1601,6 +1601,10 @@ def backward(
 # Consolidated forward function for all 1D, 2D, and 3D problems for nufft type 1
 ###############################################################################
 
+def get_nufft_func(dim, nufft_type):
+    return getattr(finufft, f"nufft{dim}d{nufft_type}")
+
+
 class finufft_type1(torch.autograd.Function):
     @staticmethod
     def forward(
@@ -1621,8 +1625,8 @@ def forward(
             # All this requires is a check on the out array to make sure it is the
             # correct shape.
 
-        err._type1_checks(*points.T, values, output_shape) # revisit these error checks to take into account the shape of points instead of passing them separately
-
+        err._type1_checks(points, values, output_shape) # revisit these error checks to take into account the shape of points instead of passing them separately
+        # ^ make sure these checks check for consistency between output shape and len(points)
 
         if finufftkwargs is None:
             finufftkwargs = dict()
@@ -1645,9 +1649,14 @@ def forward(
         ctx.mode_ordering = _mode_ordering
         ctx.finufftkwargs = finufftkwargs
 
+        # this below should be a pre-check
+        ndim = points.shape[0]
+        assert len(output_shape) == ndim
+
+        nufft_func = get_nufft_func(ndim, 1)
         finufft_out = torch.from_numpy(
-            finufft.nufft3d1(
-                *points.data.T.numpy(),
+            nufft_func(
+                *points.data.numpy(),
                 values.data.numpy(),
                 output_shape,
                 modeord=_mode_ordering,
@@ -1705,7 +1714,7 @@ def backward(
             for ramp in ramped_grad_output: # we can batch this into finufft
                 backprop_ramp = torch.from_numpy(
                     finufft.nufft3d2(
-                        *points.T.numpy(),
+                        *points.numpy(),
                         ramp.data.numpy(),
                         isign=_i_sign,
                         modeord=_mode_ordering,
@@ -1721,7 +1730,7 @@ def backward(
 
             grad_values = torch.from_numpy(
                 finufft.nufft3d2(
-                    *points.T.numpy()
+                    *points.numpy(),
                     np_grad_output,
                     isign=_i_sign,
                     modeord=_mode_ordering,
diff --git a/tests/test_2d/test_forward_2d.py b/tests/test_2d/test_forward_2d.py
index 3a61938..78ff7e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_2d/test_forward_2d.py
+++ b/tests/test_2d/test_forward_2d.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ def test_2d_t2_forward_CPU(N: int) -> None:
 
     against_torch = torch.fft.ifft2(values)
 
-    assert abs((finufft_out - against_torch).sum()) / (N**3) == pytest.approx(
-        0, abs=1e-6
+    assert torch.abs(finufft_out - against_torch).sum()  == pytest.approx(
+        0, abs=1e-4
     )
 
 
@@ -128,3 +128,31 @@ def test_2d_t2_forward_CPU(N: int) -> None:
 #     assert abs((f - comparison).sum()) / (N**3) == pytest.approx(0, abs=1e-6)
 
 #     pass
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("N", Ns)
+def test_t1_forward_CPU(N: int) -> None:
+    """
+    Tests against implementations of the FFT by setting up a uniform grid
+    over which to call FINUFFT through the API.
+    """
+    g = np.mgrid[:N, :N] * 2 * np.pi / N
+    points = torch.from_numpy(g.reshape(2, -1))
+
+    values = torch.randn(*points[0].shape, dtype=torch.complex128)
+
+    print("N is " + str(N))
+    print("shape of points is " + str(points.shape))
+    print("shape of values is " + str(values.shape))
+
+    finufft_out = pytorch_finufft.functional.finufft_type1.apply(
+        points,
+        values,
+        (N, N),
+    )
+
+    against_torch = torch.fft.fft2(values.reshape(g[0].shape))
+
+    assert (finufft_out - against_torch) == pytest.approx(
+        0, abs=1e-6
+    )
diff --git a/tests/test_3d/test_forward_3d.py b/tests/test_3d/test_forward_3d.py
index e470abc..1aca14b 100644
--- a/tests/test_3d/test_forward_3d.py
+++ b/tests/test_3d/test_forward_3d.py
@@ -72,3 +72,32 @@ def test_3d_t2_forward_CPU(N: int) -> None:
         assert (abs((finufft_out - against_torch).sum())) / (N**4) == pytest.approx(
             0, abs=1e-6
         )
+
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("N", Ns)
+def test_t1_forward_CPU(N: int) -> None:
+    """
+    Tests against implementations of the FFT by setting up a uniform grid
+    over which to call FINUFFT through the API.
+    """
+    g = np.mgrid[:N, :N, :N] * 2 * np.pi / N
+    points = torch.from_numpy(g.reshape(3, -1))
+
+    values = torch.randn(*points[0].shape, dtype=torch.complex128)
+
+    print("N is " + str(N))
+    print("shape of points is " + str(points.shape))
+    print("shape of values is " + str(values.shape))
+
+    finufft_out = pytorch_finufft.functional.finufft_type1.apply(
+        points,
+        values,
+        (N, N, N),
+    )
+
+    against_torch = torch.fft.fft2(values.reshape(g[0].shape))
+
+    assert abs((finufft_out - against_torch).sum()) / N**3 == pytest.approx(
+        0, abs=1e-6
+    )
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