diff --git a/unsloth/models/_utils.py b/unsloth/models/_utils.py
index a6cd13d251..5fff96642d 100644
--- a/unsloth/models/_utils.py
+++ b/unsloth/models/_utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2024.11.4"
+__version__ = "2024.11.5"
 
 __all__ = [
     "prepare_model_for_kbit_training",
diff --git a/unsloth/models/loader.py b/unsloth/models/loader.py
index 4566302ed0..7a6322d248 100644
--- a/unsloth/models/loader.py
+++ b/unsloth/models/loader.py
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ def _get_dtype(dtype):
         "bfloat16": torch.bfloat16,
         torch.bfloat16: torch.bfloat16,
     }
-    if dtype in __DTYPE_MAP:
-        return __DTYPE_MAP[dtype]
+    if   dtype is None or dtype == None: return None
+    elif dtype in __DTYPE_MAP: return __DTYPE_MAP[dtype]
     else:
-        print(f"Unsloth: {dtype} is not recognized, so we'll default to torch.float16")
-        return torch.float16
+        print(f"Unsloth: {dtype} is not recognized, so we'll default to None")
+        return None
     pass
 pass