diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/base_models/PyTorchModelTrainer.py b/freqtrade/freqai/base_models/PyTorchModelTrainer.py
index 6a4b128e3..2ef4b57c9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/base_models/PyTorchModelTrainer.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/base_models/PyTorchModelTrainer.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class PyTorchModelTrainer:
             device: str,
             init_model: Dict,
             target_tensor_type: torch.dtype,
+            squeeze_target_tensor: bool = False,
             model_meta_data: Dict[str, Any] = {},
             **kwargs
     ):
@@ -35,11 +36,14 @@ class PyTorchModelTrainer:
         :param target_tensor_type: type of target tensor, for classification usually
             torch.long, for regressor usually torch.float.
         :param model_meta_data: Additional metadata about the model (optional).
+        :param squeeze_target_tensor: controls the target shape, used for loss functions
+            that requires 0D or 1D.
         :param max_iters: The number of training iterations to run.
             iteration here refers to the number of times we call
             self.optimizer.step(). used to calculate n_epochs.
         :param batch_size: The size of the batches to use during training.
         :param max_n_eval_batches: The maximum number batches to use for evaluation.
+
         """
         self.model = model
         self.optimizer = optimizer
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ class PyTorchModelTrainer:
         self.max_iters: int = kwargs.get("max_iters", 100)
         self.batch_size: int = kwargs.get("batch_size", 64)
         self.max_n_eval_batches: Optional[int] = kwargs.get("max_n_eval_batches", None)
+        self.squeeze_target_tensor = squeeze_target_tensor
         if init_model:
             self.load_from_checkpoint(init_model)
 
@@ -124,15 +129,14 @@ class PyTorchModelTrainer:
         """
         data_loader_dictionary = {}
         for split in ["train", "test"]:
-            labels_shape = data_dictionary[f"{split}_labels"].shape
-            labels_view = (labels_shape[0], 1) if labels_shape[1] == 1 else labels_shape
-            dataset = TensorDataset(
-                torch.from_numpy(data_dictionary[f"{split}_features"].values).float(),
-                torch.from_numpy(data_dictionary[f"{split}_labels"].values)
+            x = torch.from_numpy(data_dictionary[f"{split}_features"].values).float()
+            y = torch.from_numpy(data_dictionary[f"{split}_labels"].values)\
                 .to(self.target_tensor_type)
-                .view(labels_view)
-            )
 
+            if self.squeeze_target_tensor:
+                y = y.squeeze()
+
+            dataset = TensorDataset(x, y)
             data_loader = DataLoader(
                 dataset,
                 batch_size=self.batch_size,
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/prediction_models/PyTorchMLPClassifier.py b/freqtrade/freqai/prediction_models/PyTorchMLPClassifier.py
index e26b8b52c..b8f2df28b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/prediction_models/PyTorchMLPClassifier.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/prediction_models/PyTorchMLPClassifier.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class PyTorchMLPClassifier(PyTorchClassifier):
             device=self.device,
             init_model=init_model,
             target_tensor_type=torch.long,
+            squeeze_target_tensor=True,
             **self.trainer_kwargs,
         )
         trainer.fit(data_dictionary)