diff --git a/exir/program/_program.py b/exir/program/_program.py
index 8b6e84b000b..c62214f051c 100644
--- a/exir/program/_program.py
+++ b/exir/program/_program.py
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ class EdgeProgramManager:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        edge_programs: Dict[str, ExportedProgram],
+        edge_programs: Union[ExportedProgram, Dict[str, ExportedProgram]],
         constant_methods: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         compile_config: Optional[EdgeCompileConfig] = None,
     ):
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ def __init__(
         Constructs an EdgeProgramManager from an existing set of exported programs in edge dialect.
         """
         config = compile_config or EdgeCompileConfig()
+        if not isinstance(edge_programs, dict):
+            edge_programs = {"forward": edge_programs}
         for name, program in edge_programs.items():
             try:
                 EXIREdgeDialectVerifier(
@@ -763,7 +765,7 @@ def __init__(
                 logging.info(f"Input program {name} is not in aten dialect.")
                 raise e
 
-        self._edge_programs = edge_programs
+        self._edge_programs: Dict[str, ExportedProgram] = edge_programs
         self._config_methods = constant_methods
 
     @property
diff --git a/exir/serde/TARGETS b/exir/serde/TARGETS
index fceebe7869f..10c970867d7 100644
--- a/exir/serde/TARGETS
+++ b/exir/serde/TARGETS
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ load("@fbcode_macros//build_defs:python_library.bzl", "python_library")
 oncall("executorch")
 
 python_library(
+    # @autodeps-skip for some reason autodeps thinks this target
+    # needs to depend on exir:lib which it doesn't.
     name = "serialize",
     srcs = [
         "export_serialize.py",
diff --git a/exir/serde/serialize.py b/exir/serde/serialize.py
index 34d55252d83..5826a52b01f 100644
--- a/exir/serde/serialize.py
+++ b/exir/serde/serialize.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 from executorch.exir.lowered_backend_module import (
     LoweredBackendModule as ExirLoweredBackendModule,
 )
-from executorch.exir.serde.export_serialize import SerializedArtifact
 from executorch.exir.serde.schema import (
     CompileSpec,
     LoweredBackendModule as SerdeLoweredBackendModule,
@@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ def deserialize(
             root=state_dict,
             graph=dummy_g,
             graph_signature=ep.ExportGraphSignature(input_specs=[], output_specs=[]),
-            state_dict={},  # TODO(T157676982)
+            state_dict=state_dict,  # TODO(T157676982)
             range_constraints=range_constraints,
             module_call_graph=module_call_graph,
             verifier=load_verifier(
@@ -765,7 +764,7 @@ def save(
     if not isinstance(ep_save, ep.ExportedProgram):
         raise TypeError(f"save() expects an ExportedProgram but got {type(ep)}")
 
-    artifact: SerializedArtifact = serialize(ep_save, opset_version)
+    artifact: export_serialize.SerializedArtifact = serialize(ep_save, opset_version)
 
     if isinstance(f, (str, os.PathLike)):
         f = os.fspath(f)
@@ -836,10 +835,12 @@ def load(
         assert serialized_exported_program is not None
         assert serialized_state_dict is not None
         assert serialized_constants is not None
-        artifact: SerializedArtifact = SerializedArtifact(
-            serialized_exported_program,
-            serialized_state_dict,
-            serialized_constants,
+        artifact: export_serialize.SerializedArtifact = (
+            export_serialize.SerializedArtifact(
+                serialized_exported_program,
+                serialized_state_dict,
+                serialized_constants,
+            )
         )
 
         # Deserialize ExportedProgram
diff --git a/exir/tests/test_serde.py b/exir/tests/test_serde.py
index 1ada5169479..2c68920ff34 100644
--- a/exir/tests/test_serde.py
+++ b/exir/tests/test_serde.py
@@ -159,6 +159,28 @@ def forward(self, x):
         edge_new = deserialize(serialize(edge.exported_program()))
         self.check_ep(edge.exported_program(), edge_new, model_inputs)
 
+    def test_model_with_weights(self) -> None:
+        class LinearAdd(nn.Module):
+            def __init__(self, M: int, N: int):
+                super().__init__()
+                self.M = M
+                self.N = N
+                self.linear = torch.nn.Linear(M, N)
+
+            def forward(self, x, y):
+                x = self.linear(x)
+                y = self.linear(y)
+                return torch.add(x, y)
+
+            @classmethod
+            def _get_random_inputs(cls):
+                return (torch.rand(128, 20), torch.rand(128, 20))
+
+        linear_add = LinearAdd(20, 30)
+        model_inputs = LinearAdd._get_random_inputs()
+
+        self.check_serde(linear_add, model_inputs)
+
     def test_delegate_partitioner(self) -> None:
         class Model(torch.nn.Module):
             def __init__(self):