diff --git a/jaxadi/_convert.py b/jaxadi/_convert.py
index e0ab5e7..a2dcd52 100644
--- a/jaxadi/_convert.py
+++ b/jaxadi/_convert.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from ._graph import translate as graph_translate
 from ._expand import translate as expand_translate
 from ._compile import compile as compile_fn
+from ._preprocess import densify
 
 
 def convert(casadi_fn: Function, translate=None, compile=False) -> Callable[..., Any]:
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ def convert(casadi_fn: Function, translate=None, compile=False) -> Callable[...,
     if translate is None:
         translate = graph_translate
 
+    casadi_fn = densify(casadi_fn)
+
     jax_str = translate(casadi_fn)
     jax_fn = declare(jax_str)
 
diff --git a/jaxadi/_preprocess.py b/jaxadi/_preprocess.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5ec3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jaxadi/_preprocess.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from casadi import densify as cs_densify
+from casadi import Function
+
+
+def densify(func: Function):
+    _i = func.sx_in()
+    _o = func(*_i)
+    if not isinstance(_o, tuple):
+        _o = [_o]
+    _dense_o = []
+    for i, o in enumerate(_o):
+        _dense_o.append(cs_densify(o))
+    _func = Function(func.name(), _i, _dense_o)
+    return _func
diff --git a/tests/test_casadi_equality.py b/tests/test_casadi_equality.py
index 95e3df3..3fc2457 100644
--- a/tests/test_casadi_equality.py
+++ b/tests/test_casadi_equality.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 from jaxadi import convert
 
+from jaxadi import graph_translate
+from jaxadi import expand_translate
+
 # Set a fixed seed for reproducibility
 np.random.seed(42)
 
@@ -35,6 +38,29 @@ def test_simo_trig():
     compare_results(casadi_f, jax_f, x_val)
 
 
+def test_all_zeros():
+    X = ca.SX.sym("x", 2)
+    A = np.zeros((2, 2))
+    Y = ca.jacobian(A @ X, X)
+
+    casadi_f = ca.Function("foo", [X], [Y])
+    jax_f = convert(casadi_f)
+    x_val = np.random.randn(2, 1)
+    compare_results(casadi_f, jax_f, x_val)
+
+
+def test_structural_zeros():
+    X = ca.SX.sym("x", 2)
+    A = np.ones((2, 2))
+    A[1, :] = 0.0
+    Y = ca.jacobian(A @ X, X)
+
+    casadi_f = ca.Function("foo", [X], [ca.densify(Y)])
+    jax_f = convert(casadi_f, translate=expand_translate)
+    x_val = np.random.randn(2, 1)
+    compare_results(casadi_f, jax_f, x_val)
+
+
 def test_simo_poly():
     x = ca.SX.sym("x", 1, 1)
     casadi_f = ca.Function("simo_poly", [x], [x**2, x**3, ca.sqrt(x)])