diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py b/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
index d4245563e..2dedfab31 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/trainer.py
@@ -37,9 +37,18 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger("axolotl")
 def weighted_cross_entropy(
     logits: torch.Tensor, labels: torch.Tensor, weights: torch.Tensor
 ):
-    return (
-        weights * torch.nn.functional.cross_entropy(logits, labels, reduction="none")
-    ).sum()
+    # Flatten the logits, labels, and weights tensors
+    logits = logits.view(
+        -1, logits.size(-1)
+    )  # logits becomes of shape [batch_size*sequence_length, vocab_size]
+    labels = labels.view(-1)  # labels becomes of shape [batch_size*sequence_length]
+    weights = weights.view(-1)  # weights becomes of shape [batch_size*sequence_length]
+
+    # Compute the unweighted cross entropy loss
+    losses = torch.nn.functional.cross_entropy(logits, labels, reduction="none")
+
+    # Apply the weights to the losses and compute their sum
+    return (weights * losses).sum()
 
 
 @torch.jit.script
@@ -66,7 +75,6 @@ def create_weighted_mask(labels: torch.Tensor):
     return mask_weights
 
 
-@torch.jit.script
 def trainer_weighted_loss(model_output, labels, shift_labels=True):
     logits = (
         model_output["logits"] if isinstance(model_output, dict) else model_output[0]