diff --git a/ilamb3/analysis/bias.py b/ilamb3/analysis/bias.py
index 91505fc..d2c1fb1 100644
--- a/ilamb3/analysis/bias.py
+++ b/ilamb3/analysis/bias.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ILAMBAnalysis : The abstract base class from which this derives.
 """
 
+import warnings
 from typing import Literal, Union
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ def __call__(
 
         # Temporal means across the time period
         ref, com = cmp.make_comparable(ref, com, varname)
+        ref.pint.dequantify().load().pint.quantify()
+        com.pint.dequantify().load().pint.quantify()
         ref_mean = (
             dset.integrate_time(ref, varname, mean=True)
             if "time" in ref[varname].dims
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@ def __call__(
             raise ValueError("Reference and comparison not uniformly site/spatial.")
 
         # Compute score by different methods
+        ref_, com_, norm_, uncert_ = cmp.rename_dims(ref_, com_, norm_, uncert_)
         bias = com_ - ref_
         if method == "Collier2018":
             score = np.exp(-(np.abs(bias) - uncert_).clip(0) / norm_)
@@ -258,6 +262,11 @@ def _scalar(
             )
             # Bias Score
             bias_scalar_score = _scalar(com_out, "bias_score", region, True, True)
+            with warnings.catch_warnings():
+                warnings.filterwarnings(
+                    "ignore", "divide by zero encountered in divide", RuntimeWarning
+                )
+                bias_scalar_score = float(bias_scalar_score.pint.dequantify())
             dfs.append(
                 [
                     "Comparison",
@@ -266,7 +275,7 @@ def _scalar(
                     "Bias Score",
                     "score",
                     "1",
-                    float(bias_scalar_score.pint.dequantify()),
+                    bias_scalar_score,
                 ]
             )
 
diff --git a/ilamb3/analysis/relationship.py b/ilamb3/analysis/relationship.py
index ef6d7eb..c53edbf 100644
--- a/ilamb3/analysis/relationship.py
+++ b/ilamb3/analysis/relationship.py
@@ -140,7 +140,13 @@ def build_response(self, nbin: int = 25, eps: float = 3e-3):
                 np.log10(self.dep_limits[0]), np.log10(self.dep_limits[1]), nbin + 1
             )
         dist, xedges, yedges = np.histogram2d(
-            ind, dep, bins=[xedges, yedges], range=[self._ind_limits, self._dep_limits]
+            ind,
+            dep,
+            bins=[xedges, yedges],
+            range=[
+                [v.values for v in self._ind_limits],
+                [v.values for v in self._dep_limits],
+            ],
         )
         dist = np.ma.masked_values(dist.T, 0).astype(float)
         dist /= dist.sum()
diff --git a/ilamb3/compare.py b/ilamb3/compare.py
index ac70016..e55aad1 100644
--- a/ilamb3/compare.py
+++ b/ilamb3/compare.py
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ def _to_tuple(da: xr.DataArray) -> tuple[int]:
     ta0, taf = dset.get_time_extent(dsa)
     tb0, tbf = dset.get_time_extent(dsb)
 
+    # At this point we need actual data, so load
+    ta0.load()
+    taf.load()
+    tb0.load()
+    tbf.load()
+
     # Convert to a date tuple (year, month, day) and find the maximal overlap
     tmin = max(_to_tuple(ta0), _to_tuple(tb0))
     tmax = min(_to_tuple(taf), _to_tuple(tbf))
@@ -258,3 +264,33 @@ def extract_sites(
     )
     assert (dist < model_res).all()
     return ds_spatial
+
+
+def rename_dims(*args):
+    """
+    Rename the dimension to a uniform canonical name.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    *args
+        Any number of `xr.Dataset` or `xr.DataArray` objects for which we will change
+        the dimension names.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    *args
+        The input *args with the dimension names changed.
+    """
+
+    def _populate_renames(ds):
+        out = {}
+        for dim in ["time", "lat", "lon"]:
+            try:
+                out[dset.get_dim_name(ds, dim)] = dim
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+        return out
+
+    for arg in args:
+        assert isinstance(arg, (xr.DataArray, xr.Dataset))
+    return [arg.rename(_populate_renames(arg)) for arg in args]
diff --git a/ilamb3/dataset.py b/ilamb3/dataset.py
index 579d781..f94523a 100644
--- a/ilamb3/dataset.py
+++ b/ilamb3/dataset.py
@@ -230,9 +230,8 @@ def _measure1d(time):  # numpydoc ignore=GL08
     # compute from the bounds
     delt = dset[timeb_name]
     nbnd = delt.dims[-1]
-    delt = delt.diff(nbnd).squeeze()
-    delt *= 1e-9 / 86400  # [ns] to [d]
-    measure = delt.astype("float")
+    delt = delt.diff(nbnd).squeeze().compute()
+    measure = delt.astype("float") * 1e-9 / 86400  # [ns] to [d]
     measure = measure.pint.quantify("d")
     return measure