diff --git a/qtensor/compression/Compressor.py b/qtensor/compression/Compressor.py
index 407e8410..39e2aef4 100644
--- a/qtensor/compression/Compressor.py
+++ b/qtensor/compression/Compressor.py
@@ -176,9 +176,8 @@ def free_compressed(self, ptr):
         #return
         import ctypes, cupy
         #cmp_bytes, num_elements_eff, shape, dtype, _ = ptr
-        cmp_t_real, cmp_t_imag, shape, dtype = ptr
-        del cmp_t_real
-        del cmp_t_imag
+        cmp_t, shape, dtype = ptr
+        del cmp_t
         torch.cuda.empty_cache()
         return 
         print(f"Freeing compressed data {num_elements_eff}")
@@ -194,31 +193,34 @@ def free_compressed(self, ptr):
     def compress(self, data):
         isCupy, num_elements_eff = _get_data_info(data)
         dtype = data.dtype
+        shape = data.shape
         # convert cupy to torch
-        data_imag = torch.as_tensor(data.imag, device='cuda').contiguous()
-        data_real = torch.as_tensor(data.real, device='cuda').contiguous()
-        print(f"cuszp Compressing {type(data)}")
+        # TODO: cast to one array of double the number of elements
+        torch_data = torch.tensor(data, device='cuda')
+        data_view = torch.view_as_real(torch_data)
+        #print(f"cuszp Compressing {type(data)}")
         #cmp_bytes, outSize_ptr = cuszp_device_compress(data, self.r2r_error, num_elements_eff, self.r2r_threshold)
-        cmp_t_real = cuszp.compress(data_real, self.r2r_error, 'rel')
-        cmp_t_imag = cuszp.compress(data_imag, self.r2r_error, 'rel')
-        return (cmp_t_real, cmp_t_imag, data.shape, dtype)
+        cmp_t = cuszp.compress(data_view, self.r2r_error, 'rel')
+        return (cmp_t, shape, dtype)
 
         # return (cmp_bytes, num_elements_eff, isCuPy, data.shape, dtype, outSize_ptr.contents.value)
     def compress_size(self, ptr):
         #return ptr[4]
-        return ptr[0].nbytes + ptr[1].nbytes
+        return ptr[0].nbytes
 
     def decompress(self, obj):
         import cupy
         #cmp_bytes, num_elements_eff, shape, dtype, cmpsize = obj
         #decompressed_ptr = cuszp_device_decompress(num_elements_eff, cmp_bytes, cmpsize, self, dtype)
-        cmp_t_real, cmp_t_imag, shape, dtype = obj
+        cmp_t, shape, dtype = obj
         num_elements_decompressed = 1
         for s in shape:
             num_elements_decompressed *= s
-        decomp_t_real = cuszp.decompress(cmp_t_real, num_elements_decompressed, cmp_t_real.nbytes, self.r2r_error, 'rel')
-        decomp_t_imag = cuszp.decompress(cmp_t_imag, num_elements_decompressed, cmp_t_imag.nbytes, self.r2r_error, 'rel')
-        decomp_t = decomp_t_real + 1j * decomp_t_imag
+        # Number of elements is twice because the shape is for complex numbers
+        num_elements_decompressed *= 2
+        decomp_t_float = cuszp.decompress(cmp_t, num_elements_decompressed, cmp_t.nbytes, self.r2r_error, 'rel')
+        decomp_t_float = decomp_t_float.view(decomp_t_float.shape[0]//2, 2)
+        decomp_t = torch.view_as_complex(decomp_t_float)
         arr_cp = cupy.asarray(decomp_t)
         arr = cupy.reshape(arr_cp, shape)
         return arr