diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 16117a65..fb48b908 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Change Log
 3.1.0 (2023-07-??)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+*Fixed:*
+
+* ``hoomd.read_log`` no longer triggers a numpy deprecation warning.
+
 *Added:*
 
 * ``HOOMDTrajectory.flush`` - flush buffered writes on an open ``HOOMDTrajectory``.
diff --git a/gsd/hoomd.py b/gsd/hoomd.py
index 815d8fd8..3fd1a08a 100644
--- a/gsd/hoomd.py
+++ b/gsd/hoomd.py
@@ -1169,7 +1169,10 @@ def read_log(name, scalar_only=False):
                 for log in logged_data_dict.keys():
                     if not gsdfileobj.chunk_exists(frame=idx, name=log):
                         continue
-                    logged_data_dict[log][idx] = gsdfileobj.read_chunk(
-                        frame=idx, name=log)
+                    data = gsdfileobj.read_chunk(frame=idx, name=log)
+                    if len(logged_data_dict[log][idx].shape) == 0:
+                        logged_data_dict[log][idx] = data[0]
+                    else:
+                        logged_data_dict[log][idx] = data
 
     return logged_data_dict