diff --git a/logix/logging/log_loader.py b/logix/logging/log_loader.py
index c166159..4b03c02 100644
--- a/logix/logging/log_loader.py
+++ b/logix/logging/log_loader.py
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from functools import reduce
-
-import numpy as np
-import torch
 from torch.utils.data import Dataset
 
 from logix.logging.log_loader_utils import (
-    get_entry_metadata,
+    unflatten_tensor,
     get_flatten_item,
     get_mmap_data,
     get_mmap_metadata,
@@ -49,29 +45,25 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
         nested_dict = {}
         mmap = self.memmaps[chunk_idx]
         offset = entry["offset"]
+        flat_tensor = get_flatten_item(
+            mmap, offset, entry["block_size"], entry["dtype"]
+        )
         if self.flatten:
-            return data_id, get_flatten_item(
-                mmap, offset, entry["block_size"], entry["dtype"]
-            )
-        dtype = entry["dtype"]
+            return data_id, flat_tensor
+        start = 0
         for i in range(len(entry["path"])):
             path = entry["path"][i]
             shape = tuple(entry["shape"][i])
-            tensor = torch.from_numpy(
-                np.ndarray(shape, dtype, buffer=mmap, offset=offset, order="C")
-            ).clone()
-
+            tensor, start = unflatten_tensor(flat_tensor, shape, start)
             current_level = nested_dict
             for key in path[:-1]:
                 if key not in current_level:
                     current_level[key] = {}
                 current_level = current_level[key]
             current_level[path[-1]] = tensor
-            offset += reduce(lambda x, y: x * y, shape) * np.dtype(dtype).itemsize
-
         assert (
-            offset == entry["offset"] + entry["block_size"] * np.dtype(dtype).itemsize
-        ), f"the block_size does not match the shape for data_id: {entry['data_id']}"
+            entry["block_size"] == start
+        ), f"block_size does not match with the shape for data_id: {entry['data_id']}"
         return data_id, nested_dict
 
     def __len__(self):
diff --git a/logix/logging/log_loader_utils.py b/logix/logging/log_loader_utils.py
index 8991ca7..1682074 100644
--- a/logix/logging/log_loader_utils.py
+++ b/logix/logging/log_loader_utils.py
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ def get_flatten_item(mmap, offset, block_size, dtype="float32"):
     return torch.from_numpy(array).clone()
 
 
+def unflatten_tensor(flat_tensor, shape, start):
+    num_elements = reduce(lambda x, y: x * y, shape)
+    end = start + num_elements
+    unflattened_tensor = flat_tensor[start:end].view(*shape)
+    return unflattened_tensor, end
+
+
 def _init_collate_structure(nested_dict):
     # Initialize the collate structure based on the first item
     if isinstance(nested_dict, dict):