diff --git a/llmfoundry/callbacks/hf_checkpointer.py b/llmfoundry/callbacks/hf_checkpointer.py
index be312190df..bf14dafc90 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/callbacks/hf_checkpointer.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/callbacks/hf_checkpointer.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def dtensor_to_tensor_hook(
                         if dist.get_global_rank() == 0:
                             if cpu_offload:
                                 tensor = tensor.cpu()
-                            state_dict[fqn] = tensor
+                            state_dict[fqn] = tensor.to(dtype=self.dtype)
                 if dist.get_global_rank() != 0:
                     for fqn in dtensor_fqns:
                         del state_dict[fqn]
@@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ def dtensor_to_tensor_hook(
             with state_dict_context:
                 state_dict = state_dict_model.state_dict()
 
-        # Convert the state dict to the requested precis
-        for k, v in state_dict.items():
-            if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor):
-                state_dict[k] = v.to(dtype=self.dtype)
+        # # Convert the state dict to the requested precis
+        # for k, v in state_dict.items():
+        #     if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor):
+        #         state_dict[k] = v.to(dtype=self.dtype)
 
         new_model_instance = None  # Need this for pyright because variable could be unbound