diff --git a/kmath-nd4j/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/nd4j/Nd4jTensorAlgebra.kt b/kmath-nd4j/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/nd4j/Nd4jTensorAlgebra.kt
index 456f7c2a9..57bc974ac 100644
--- a/kmath-nd4j/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/nd4j/Nd4jTensorAlgebra.kt
+++ b/kmath-nd4j/src/main/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/nd4j/Nd4jTensorAlgebra.kt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public sealed interface Nd4jTensorAlgebra<T : Number> : AnalyticTensorAlgebra<T>
     public override fun Tensor<T>.view(shape: IntArray): Tensor<T> = ndArray.reshape(shape).wrap()
     public override fun Tensor<T>.viewAs(other: Tensor<T>): Tensor<T> = view(other.shape)
 
-    public override fun Tensor<T>.argMax(dim: Int, keepDim: Boolean): Tensor<T> =
+    public fun Tensor<T>.argMax(dim: Int, keepDim: Boolean): Tensor<T> =
         ndBase.get().argmax(ndArray, keepDim, dim).wrap()
 
     public override fun Tensor<T>.mean(dim: Int, keepDim: Boolean): Tensor<T> = ndArray.mean(keepDim, dim).wrap()
diff --git a/kmath-tensors/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/tensors/api/TensorAlgebra.kt b/kmath-tensors/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/tensors/api/TensorAlgebra.kt
index 90d6cd686..56aafbc3a 100644
--- a/kmath-tensors/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/tensors/api/TensorAlgebra.kt
+++ b/kmath-tensors/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/kmath/tensors/api/TensorAlgebra.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public interface TensorAlgebra<T> : Algebra<Tensor<T>> {
      *
      * @return the value of a scalar tensor.
      */
-    public fun Tensor<T>.value(): T
+    public fun Tensor<T>.value(): T = valueOrNull()
+        ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Illegal value call for non scalar tensor")
 
     /**
      * Each element of the tensor [other] is added to this value.