diff --git a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/__init__.py b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/__init__.py
index 7227f889..9fde69a3 100644
--- a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/__init__.py
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@
 from .quant_args import *
 from .quant_config import *
 from .quant_scheme import *
+from .lifecycle import *
diff --git a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py
index b69c841d..5fd92a6e 100644
--- a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py
+++ b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/memoryless.py
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ def calculate_qparams(self, observed: Tensor) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
             # scales from a 0 range should be set to 1
             scale[observed_range == 0] = 1
 
-            zero_point = (0 - min_val) / scale
+            zero_point = ((0 - min_val) / scale).to(torch.int8)
 
         return scale, zero_point
diff --git a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py
index 40cde72c..e73805b4 100644
--- a/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py
+++ b/src/sparsetensors/quantization/observers/min_max.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def calculate_qparams(self, observed: Tensor) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
         min_val = torch.tensor([observed.min()])
         max_val = torch.tensor([observed.max()])
 
-        # running average
+        # update running average
         if self.counter > 0:
             self.min_val = (self.min_val * self.counter + min_val) / (self.counter + 1)
             self.max_val = (self.max_val * self.counter + max_val) / (self.counter + 1)
@@ -57,23 +57,23 @@ def calculate_qparams(self, observed: Tensor) -> Tuple[FloatTensor, IntTensor]:
             self.max_val = max_val
 
         # ensure that the zeros are in the range
-        self.min_val = torch.min(self.min_val, torch.zeros_like(self.min_val))
-        self.max_val = torch.max(self.max_val, torch.zeros_like(self.max_val))
+        min_val = torch.min(self.min_val, torch.zeros_like(self.min_val))
+        max_val = torch.max(self.max_val, torch.zeros_like(self.max_val))
 
         self.counter += 1
 
         if self.quantization_args.symmetric:
-            symmetric_range = 2 * max(self.min_val.abs(), self.max_val.abs())
+            symmetric_range = 2 * max(min_val.abs(), max_val.abs())
             scale = symmetric_range / bit_range
             zero_point = torch.tensor(0).to(torch.int8)
         else:
             # non-symmetric
-            observed_range = self.max_val - self.min_val
+            observed_range = max_val - min_val
             scale = observed_range / bit_range
 
             # scales from a 0 range should be set to 1
             scale[observed_range == 0] = 1
 
-            zero_point = (0 - self.min_val) / scale
+            zero_point = ((0 - min_val) / scale).to(torch.int8)
 
         return scale, zero_point