diff --git a/pygrad/tensor.py b/pygrad/tensor.py
index 00d94ec..c01f1f0 100644
--- a/pygrad/tensor.py
+++ b/pygrad/tensor.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class Tensor:
   # TODO Implement 'requires_grad' functionality.
   def __init__(self, value):
     # TODO Add support for scalar values.
+    if isinstance(value, list):
+      value = np.array(value)
     if not isinstance(value, np.ndarray):
       print(f"{type(value)} is not compatible with {np.ndarray}")
       exit(-1)