diff --git a/tinygrad/tensor.py b/tinygrad/tensor.py
index da6202ae0a..20c1cceb61 100644
--- a/tinygrad/tensor.py
+++ b/tinygrad/tensor.py
@@ -1297,11 +1297,11 @@ class Tensor(SimpleMathTrait):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     ```
     """
     repeats = argfix(repeats, *args)
-    base_shape = (1,) * (len(repeats) - self.ndim) + self.shape
-    new_shape = [x for b in base_shape for x in [1, b]]
-    expand_shape = [x for rs in zip(repeats, base_shape) for x in rs]
+    base_shape = _pad_left(self.shape, repeats)[0]
+    unsqueezed_shape = flatten([[1, s] for s in base_shape])
+    expanded_shape = flatten([[r, s] for r,s in zip(repeats, base_shape)])
     final_shape = [r*s for r,s in zip(repeats, base_shape)]
-    return self.reshape(new_shape).expand(expand_shape).reshape(final_shape)
+    return self.reshape(unsqueezed_shape).expand(expanded_shape).reshape(final_shape)
 
   def _resolve_dim(self, dim:int, *, outer:bool=False) -> int:
     if not -max(1, self.ndim+outer) <= dim < max(1, self.ndim+outer):