diff --git a/candle-core/src/pickle.rs b/candle-core/src/pickle.rs
index e913935c..8562b2a9 100644
--- a/candle-core/src/pickle.rs
+++ b/candle-core/src/pickle.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pub enum OpCode {
     Dict = b'd',
     Build = b'b',
     Stop = b'.',
+    NewObj = 0x81,
 }
 
 // Avoid using FromPrimitive so as not to drag another dependency.
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for OpCode {
             b'd' => Ok(Self::EmptyDict),
             b'b' => Ok(Self::Build),
             b'.' => Ok(Self::Stop),
+            0x81 => Ok(Self::NewObj),
             value => Err(value),
         }
     }
@@ -106,6 +108,10 @@ pub enum Object {
         callable: Box<Object>,
         args: Box<Object>,
     },
+    Build {
+        callable: Box<Object>,
+        args: Box<Object>,
+    },
     PersistentLoad(Box<Object>),
 }
 
@@ -260,12 +266,19 @@ impl Stack {
 
     // https://docs.juliahub.com/Pickle/LAUNc/0.1.0/opcode/#Pickle.OpCodes.BUILD
     fn build(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut args = self.pop()?;
-        let obj = self.last()?;
-        match (obj, &mut args) {
-            (Object::Dict(obj), Object::Dict(args)) => obj.append(args),
-            (obj, args) => println!("build {obj:?} {args:?}"),
-        }
+        let args = self.pop()?;
+        let obj = self.pop()?;
+        let obj = match (obj, args) {
+            (Object::Dict(mut obj), Object::Dict(mut args)) => {
+                obj.append(&mut args);
+                Object::Dict(obj)
+            }
+            (obj, args) => Object::Build {
+                callable: Box::new(obj),
+                args: Box::new(args),
+            },
+        };
+        self.push(obj);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -322,6 +335,13 @@ impl Stack {
         Ok(Object::PersistentLoad(Box::new(id)))
     }
 
+    fn new_obj(&self, class: Object, args: Object) -> Result<Object> {
+        Ok(Object::Reduce {
+            callable: Box::new(class),
+            args: Box::new(args),
+        })
+    }
+
     fn pop_to_marker(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Object>> {
         let mut mark_idx = None;
         for (idx, obj) in self.stack.iter().enumerate().rev() {
@@ -477,6 +497,12 @@ impl Stack {
                 let arg = r.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()?;
                 self.memo_put(arg)?
             }
+            OpCode::NewObj => {
+                let args = self.pop()?;
+                let class = self.pop()?;
+                let obj = self.new_obj(class, args)?;
+                self.push(obj)
+            }
         }
         Ok(false)
     }
@@ -546,6 +572,19 @@ pub fn read_pth_tensor_info<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(file: P) -> Result<Vec<Te
         if VERBOSE {
             println!("{obj:?}");
         }
+        let obj = match obj {
+            Object::Build { callable, args } => match *callable {
+                Object::Reduce { callable, args: _ } => match *callable {
+                    Object::Class {
+                        module_name,
+                        class_name,
+                    } if module_name == "__torch__" && class_name == "Module" => *args,
+                    _ => continue,
+                },
+                _ => continue,
+            },
+            obj => obj,
+        };
         if let Object::Dict(key_values) = obj {
             for (name, value) in key_values.into_iter() {
                 let name = match name.unicode() {