diff --git a/torch_np/_ndarray.py b/torch_np/_ndarray.py
index df7b54a8..8b765f14 100644
--- a/torch_np/_ndarray.py
+++ b/torch_np/_ndarray.py
@@ -449,12 +449,28 @@ def __dlpack_device__(self):
         return self.tensor.__dlpack_device__()
 
 
+def _tolist(obj):
+    """Recusrively convert tensors into lists."""
+    a1 = []
+    for elem in obj:
+        if isinstance(elem, (list, tuple)):
+            elem = _tolist(elem)
+        if isinstance(elem, ndarray):
+            a1.append(elem.tensor.tolist())
+        else:
+            a1.append(elem)
+    return a1
+
+
 # This is the ideally the only place which talks to ndarray directly.
 # The rest goes through asarray (preferred) or array.
 
 
 def array(obj, dtype=None, *, copy=True, order="K", subok=False, ndmin=0, like=None):
-    _util.subok_not_ok(like, subok)
+    if subok is not False:
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"'subok' parameter is not supported.")
+    if like is not None:
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"'like' parameter is not supported.")
     if order != "K":
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -469,13 +485,7 @@ def array(obj, dtype=None, *, copy=True, order="K", subok=False, ndmin=0, like=N
 
     # lists of ndarrays: [1, [2, 3], ndarray(4)] convert to lists of lists
     if isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)):
-        a1 = []
-        for elem in obj:
-            if isinstance(elem, ndarray):
-                a1.append(elem.tensor.tolist())
-            else:
-                a1.append(elem)
-        obj = a1
+        obj = _tolist(obj)
 
     # is obj an ndarray already?
     if isinstance(obj, ndarray):
diff --git a/torch_np/_util.py b/torch_np/_util.py
index e120898c..be1f9c7c 100644
--- a/torch_np/_util.py
+++ b/torch_np/_util.py
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ def is_sequence(seq):
     return True
 
 
-def subok_not_ok(like=None, subok=False):
-    if like is not None:
-        raise ValueError("like=... parameter is not supported.")
-    if subok:
-        raise ValueError("subok parameter is not supported.")
-
-
 class AxisError(ValueError, IndexError):
     pass
 
diff --git a/torch_np/tests/test_basic.py b/torch_np/tests/test_basic.py
index 7bcab5ab..194f7c3a 100644
--- a/torch_np/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/torch_np/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -553,3 +553,9 @@ def test_exported_objects(self):
         )
         diff = set(exported_fns).difference(set(dir(_np)))
         assert len(diff) == 0
+
+
+class TestCtorNested:
+    def test_arrays_in_lists(self):
+        lst = [[1, 2], [3, w.array(4)]]
+        assert_equal(w.asarray(lst), [[1, 2], [3, 4]])