diff --git a/pykokkos/lib/ufuncs.py b/pykokkos/lib/ufuncs.py
index 5052cd6f..723e900a 100644
--- a/pykokkos/lib/ufuncs.py
+++ b/pykokkos/lib/ufuncs.py
@@ -1142,7 +1142,8 @@ def broadcast_view(val, viewB):
             val = val[0] if len(val.shape) == 1 else val[0][0]
 
     if is_view:
-        if not check_broadcastable_impl(val, viewB) or not val.shape < viewB.shape:
+        is_first_small = len(val.shape) < len(viewB.shape) or ((len(val.shape) == len(viewB.shape)) and val.shape < viewB.shape)
+        if not check_broadcastable_impl(val, viewB) or not is_first_small:
             raise ValueError("Incompatible broadcast")
         if not val.dtype == viewB.dtype: 
             raise ValueError("Broadcastable views must have same dtypes")
@@ -1235,9 +1236,9 @@ def subtract(viewA, valB):
             raise ValueError("Views must be broadcastable")
 
         # check if size is same otherwise broadcast and fix
-        if viewA.shape < valB.shape:
+        if len(viewA.shape) < len(valB.shape) or (len(viewA.shape) == len(valB.shape) and viewA.shape < valB.shape):
             viewA = broadcast_view(viewA, valB)
-        elif valB.shape < viewA.shape:
+        elif len(valB.shape) < len(viewA.shape) or (len(viewA.shape) == len(valB.shape) and valB.shape < viewA.shape):
             valB = broadcast_view(valB, viewA)
 
         if viewA.dtype.__name__ == "float64" and valB.dtype.__name__ == "float64":