diff --git a/qim3d/io/load.py b/qim3d/io/load.py
index 366f8ca0c3daed6c776c69155e496faa291c9e00..7a5ebe881b6d2267f638309ba6f780f870ecc796 100644
--- a/qim3d/io/load.py
+++ b/qim3d/io/load.py
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ class DataLoader:
                 dt = np.uint8
             case 'unsigned integer':
                 dt = np.uint16
+            case 'uint16':
+                dt = np.uint16
             case _:
                 raise ValueError(f"Unsupported data type: {dt}")