diff --git a/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressor.py b/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressor.py
index dfbff781..ff01e352 100644
--- a/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressor.py
+++ b/src/compressed_tensors/compressors/model_compressor.py
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ def parse_quantization_config(
         if hasattr(compression_config, QUANTIZATION_CONFIG_NAME):
             # for loaded HFQuantizer config
             return getattr(compression_config, QUANTIZATION_CONFIG_NAME)
+        elif isinstance(compression_config, dict) and (
+            QUANTIZATION_CONFIG_NAME in compression_config
+        ):
+            return compression_config[QUANTIZATION_CONFIG_NAME]
 
         if QUANTIZATION_CONFIG_NAME in compression_config:
             # for loaded HFQuantizer config from dict
diff --git a/src/compressed_tensors/utils/offload.py b/src/compressed_tensors/utils/offload.py
index 9dd7b22d..d2c5f2cd 100644
--- a/src/compressed_tensors/utils/offload.py
+++ b/src/compressed_tensors/utils/offload.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import torch
-from torch.nn import Module
+from torch.nn import Module, Parameter
 
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -106,7 +106,19 @@ def update_parameter_data(
         raise ValueError("Attempted to update uninitialized parameter")
 
     dtype = parameter.dtype
-    parameter.data = new_param_data.to(device).to(dtype)
+    try:
+        parameter.data = new_param_data.to(device).to(dtype)
+    except RuntimeError:
+        # exception may occur when trying to overwrite meta device, overriding
+        # parameter directly
+        setattr(
+            module,
+            param_name,
+            Parameter(
+                data=new_param_data.to(device).to(dtype),
+                requires_grad=parameter.requires_grad,
+            ),
+        )
 
     if offloaded:
         prefix_dict = module._hf_hook.weights_map.dataset
diff --git a/src/compressed_tensors/utils/safetensors_load.py b/src/compressed_tensors/utils/safetensors_load.py
index 4fdb3007..0592592b 100644
--- a/src/compressed_tensors/utils/safetensors_load.py
+++ b/src/compressed_tensors/utils/safetensors_load.py
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ def get_safetensors_folder(
     model will be searched for in the default TRANSFORMERS_CACHE
     :return: local folder containing model data
     """
+    if isinstance(pretrained_model_name_or_path, list):
+        # assume sharded files, referencing first file is sufficient
+        pretrained_model_name_or_path = pretrained_model_name_or_path[0]
+
     if os.path.exists(pretrained_model_name_or_path):
         # argument is a path to a local folder
         return os.path.abspath(pretrained_model_name_or_path)