diff --git a/src/brevitas/quant_tensor/__init__.py b/src/brevitas/quant_tensor/__init__.py
index 2aceb334f..b2395b774 100644
--- a/src/brevitas/quant_tensor/__init__.py
+++ b/src/brevitas/quant_tensor/__init__.py
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ def cat(tensors, dim, out=None):
 
     def __neg__(self):
         neg_value = (-self.int(float_datatype=True) - self.zero_point) * self.scale
+        # In case the dtype of self.int is different from the one of the scale
+        neg_value = neg_value.type(self.scale.dtype)
         if self.signed:
             return QuantTensor(
                 value=neg_value,
@@ -447,6 +449,8 @@ def __truediv__(self, other):
     def __abs__(self):
         if self.signed:
             abs_value = (torch.abs(self.int(float_datatype=True)) - self.zero_point) * self.scale
+            # In case the dtype of self.int is different from the one of the scale
+            abs_value = abs_value.type(self.scale.dtype)
             return QuantTensor(
                 value=abs_value,
                 scale=self.scale,
diff --git a/src/brevitas_examples/imagenet_classification/ptq/ptq_evaluate.py b/src/brevitas_examples/imagenet_classification/ptq/ptq_evaluate.py
index ac084c57b..b4025319a 100644
--- a/src/brevitas_examples/imagenet_classification/ptq/ptq_evaluate.py
+++ b/src/brevitas_examples/imagenet_classification/ptq/ptq_evaluate.py
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Get the model from torchvision
     model = get_torchvision_model(args.model_name)
+    model = model.to(dtype)
 
     # Preprocess the model for quantization
     if args.target_backend == 'flexml':
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ def main():
         img_shape = model_config['center_crop_shape']
         model = preprocess_for_flexml_quantize(
             model,
-            torch.ones(1, 3, img_shape, img_shape),
+            torch.ones(1, 3, img_shape, img_shape, dtype=dtype),
             equalize_iters=args.graph_eq_iterations,
             equalize_merge_bias=args.graph_eq_merge_bias,
             merge_bn=not args.calibrate_bn)
@@ -330,7 +331,6 @@ def main():
     if args.act_equalization is not None:
         print("Applying activation equalization:")
         apply_act_equalization(model, calib_loader, layerwise=args.act_equalization == 'layerwise')
-    model = model.to(dtype)
 
     # Define the quantized model
     quant_model = quantize_model(