diff --git a/ops.py b/ops.py
index 2b9be44..cea313e 100644
--- a/ops.py
+++ b/ops.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class GGMLLayer(torch.nn.Module):
 
         # dequantize tensor while patches load
         weight = dequantize_tensor(tensor, dtype, self.dequant_dtype)
+        weight.__class__ = torch.Tensor # prevent propagating custom tensor class
 
         # apply patches
         if patch_list: