diff --git a/monty/json.py b/monty/json.py
index 6fbb1e46..be7543a7 100644
--- a/monty/json.py
+++ b/monty/json.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def default(self, o) -> dict:  # pylint: disable=E0202
             d = {
                 "@module": "torch",
                 "@class": "Tensor",
-                "type": o.type(),
+                "dtype": o.type(),
             }
             if "Complex" in o.type():
                 d["data"] = [o.real.tolist(), o.imag.tolist()]
@@ -451,11 +451,11 @@ def process_decoded(self, d):
                             d = {k: self.process_decoded(v) for k, v in data.items()}
                             return cls_(**d)
                 elif torch is not None and modname == "torch" and classname == "Tensor":
-                    if "Complex" in d["type"]:
+                    if "Complex" in d["dtype"]:
                         return torch.tensor(
                             [np.array(r) + np.array(i) * 1j for r, i in zip(*d["data"])],
-                        ).type(d["type"])
-                    return torch.tensor(d["data"]).type(d["type"])  # pylint: disable=E1101
+                        ).type(d["dtype"])
+                    return torch.tensor(d["data"]).type(d["dtype"])  # pylint: disable=E1101
                 elif np is not None and modname == "numpy" and classname == "array":
                     if d["dtype"].startswith("complex"):
                         return np.array(