diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bioimage/modelrunner/model/Model.java b/src/main/java/io/bioimage/modelrunner/model/Model.java
index df9317d0..2370ab4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bioimage/modelrunner/model/Model.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bioimage/modelrunner/model/Model.java
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ List<Tensor<T>> runTiling(List<Tensor<R>> inputTensors, PatchGridCalculator<R> t
 				outputTensors.add((Tensor<T>) Tensor.buildBlankTensor(tt.getName(), 
 																	tt.getAxesOrder(), 
 																	outTileSpecs.get(tt.getName()).getTensorDims(), 
-																	new FloatType()));
+																	(T) new FloatType()));
 		}
 		doTiling(inputTensors, outputTensors, tileGrid);
 		return outputTensors;