diff --git a/src/litdata/streaming/item_loader.py b/src/litdata/streaming/item_loader.py
index 43e981e9..9c58cabf 100644
--- a/src/litdata/streaming/item_loader.py
+++ b/src/litdata/streaming/item_loader.py
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import torch
 
-from litdata.constants import (
-    _TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING,
-)
+from litdata.constants import _NUMPY_DTYPES_MAPPING, _TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING
 from litdata.streaming.serializers import Serializer
 from litdata.utilities._pytree import PyTree, tree_unflatten
 from litdata.utilities.encryption import Encryption, EncryptionLevel
@@ -281,7 +279,17 @@ def setup(
         region_of_interest: Optional[List[Tuple[int, int]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().setup(config, chunks, serializers, region_of_interest)
-        self._dtype = _TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING[int(config["data_format"][0].split(":")[1])]
+
+        serializer_name, dtype_index = self._data_format[0].split(":")
+        if serializer_name not in ["no_header_numpy", "no_header_tensor"]:
+            raise ValueError("The provided data format isn't supported.")
+
+        self._serializer_name = serializer_name
+        self._dtype = (
+            _TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING[int(dtype_index)]  # type: ignore
+            if serializer_name == "no_header_tensor"
+            else _NUMPY_DTYPES_MAPPING[int(dtype_index)]
+        )
         if all(chunk["dim"] is None for chunk in self._chunks):
             raise ValueError("The provided chunks isn't properly setup.")
 
@@ -350,7 +358,12 @@ def load_item_from_chunk(
 
         buffer: bytes = self._buffers[chunk_index]
         offset = self._dtype.itemsize * (index - begin) * self._block_size
-        return torch.frombuffer(buffer, dtype=self._dtype, count=self._block_size, offset=offset)
+
+        if self._serializer_name == "no_header_tensor":
+            data = torch.frombuffer(buffer, dtype=self._dtype, count=self._block_size, offset=offset)
+        else:
+            data = np.frombuffer(buffer, dtype=self._dtype, count=self._block_size, offset=offset)  # type: ignore
+        return data
 
     def delete(self, chunk_index: int, chunk_filepath: str) -> None:
         if os.path.exists(chunk_filepath):
diff --git a/tests/streaming/test_item_loader.py b/tests/streaming/test_item_loader.py
index ecb8e6f8..a5828b24 100644
--- a/tests/streaming/test_item_loader.py
+++ b/tests/streaming/test_item_loader.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+import numpy as np
 import torch
-from litdata.constants import _TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING
+from litdata.constants import _NUMPY_DTYPES_MAPPING, _TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING
 from litdata.streaming import Cache
 from litdata.streaming.dataset import StreamingDataset
-from litdata.streaming.item_loader import PyTreeLoader
+from litdata.streaming.item_loader import PyTreeLoader, TokensLoader
 
 
 def test_serializer_setup():
@@ -38,3 +39,30 @@ def test_pytreeloader_with_no_header_tensor_serializer(tmpdir):
         item = dataset[i]
         assert torch.allclose(i * torch.ones(10).to(_TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING[dtype_index_float]), item["float"])
         assert torch.allclose(i * torch.ones(10).to(_TORCH_DTYPES_MAPPING[dtype_index_long]), item["long"])
+
+
+def test_tokensloader_with_no_header_numpy_serializer(tmpdir):
+    cache = Cache(str(tmpdir), chunk_size=512, item_loader=TokensLoader())
+    assert isinstance(cache._reader._item_loader, TokensLoader)
+
+    dtype_index_int32 = 3
+    dtype = _NUMPY_DTYPES_MAPPING[dtype_index_int32]
+
+    for i in range(10):
+        data = np.random.randint(0, 100, size=(256), dtype=dtype)
+        cache._add_item(i, data)
+
+    data_format = [f"no_header_numpy:{dtype_index_int32}"]
+    assert cache._writer.get_config()["data_format"] == data_format
+    cache.done()
+    cache.merge()
+
+    dataset = StreamingDataset(
+        input_dir=str(tmpdir),
+        drop_last=True,
+        item_loader=TokensLoader(block_size=256),
+    )
+
+    for data in dataset:
+        assert data.shape == (256,)
+        assert data.dtype == dtype