diff --git a/more_math/Parser/UnifiedMathVisitor.py b/more_math/Parser/UnifiedMathVisitor.py
index 56d1b29..77a9c4d 100644
--- a/more_math/Parser/UnifiedMathVisitor.py
+++ b/more_math/Parser/UnifiedMathVisitor.py
@@ -2550,10 +2550,13 @@ class UnifiedMathVisitor(MathExprVisitor):
 
     def _bitwise_op(self, a, b, torch_op, scalar_op,ctx):
         """Binary bitwise operation handler supporting tensors, lists, and scalars."""
-        if self._is_tensor(a) and a.numel() == 1:
-            a = int(a.flatten()[0].item())
-        if self._is_tensor(b) and b.numel() == 1:
-            b = int(b.flatten()[0].item())
+        try:
+            if self._is_tensor(a) and a.numel() == 1:
+                a = int(a.flatten()[0].item())
+            if self._is_tensor(b) and b.numel() == 1:
+                b = int(b.flatten()[0].item())
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid tensor value for bitwise operation: {e}")
 
         # Handle tensor-list combinations
         if self._is_tensor(a) and self._is_list(b):