diff --git a/src/utils/tensor.js b/src/utils/tensor.js
index 87461f45c..469054cac 100644
--- a/src/utils/tensor.js
+++ b/src/utils/tensor.js
@@ -1210,13 +1210,13 @@ export function quantize_embeddings(tensor, precision) {
     if (!['binary', 'ubinary'].includes(precision)) {
         throw new Error("The precision must be either 'binary' or 'ubinary'");
     }
-    const inputData = tensor.data;
 
     const signed = precision === 'binary';
     const dtype = signed ? 'int8' : 'uint8';
-    const cls = signed ? Int8Array : Uint8Array;
 
     // Create a typed array to store the packed bits
+    const cls = signed ? Int8Array : Uint8Array;
+    const inputData = tensor.data;
     const outputData = new cls(inputData.length / 8);
 
     // Iterate over each number in the array