diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/mamba_mixer2.py b/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/mamba_mixer2.py
index 5fd12649..a6a95c8d 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/mamba_mixer2.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/layers/mamba/mamba_mixer2.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ def extra_groups_for_head_shards(ngroups: int, tp_size: int):
     if ngroups % tp_size == 0:
         return 0
 
-    return tp_size - ngroups % tp_size
+    # for n_groups == 1, this is exactly tp_size - n_groups
+    return tp_size - ngroups 
 
 
 def mamba_v2_sharded_weight_loader(
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ def mamba_v2_sharded_weight_loader(
         boundary, loaded_boundary = 0, 0
 
         # - iterate over the shard specs
-        for full_dim, extra, ratio in shard_spec:
+        for full_dim, extra, duplicate_groups in shard_spec:
             # - full dim is the model dim (before TP).
             # - extra > 0, means there is expected overall increase
             #   of dimensions. This is so because of replication.
@@ -167,7 +168,12 @@ def mamba_v2_sharded_weight_loader(
             # - compute the rank into the loaded shard.
             # - if there is replication, different TP shards will
             #   take from the same rank.
-            rank = tp_rank // ratio
+            if duplicate_groups:
+                # NOTE: currently we only support duplication
+                # in the case where num_groups == 1
+                rank = 0
+            else:
+                rank = tp_rank 
 
             # - leftmost boundary index into loaded weight.
             loaded_skip = rank * shard_size
@@ -233,12 +239,21 @@ class MambaMixer2(CustomOp):
         # - HOWEVER IF, world_size DOES NOT divide groups, then we need
         #   to allocate extra space in the shard, such that groups
         #   may be replicated to follow the head shard.
+        # - NOTE: currently for the world size DOES NOT divide groups
+        #   case, we only support the case when n_groups == 1
         self.tp_size = get_tensor_model_parallel_world_size()
         tp_rank = get_tensor_model_parallel_rank()
 
         assert num_heads % self.tp_size == 0, \
             "Tensor parallel world size must divide num heads."
 
+        
+        assert (n_groups % self.tp_size) == 0 or n_groups == 1, \
+            (
+                "If tensor parallel world size does not divide num_heads, "
+                "then num_groups must equal 1."
+            )
+
         self.ssm_state_size = ssm_state_size
         self.activation = activation
 
@@ -284,11 +299,10 @@ class MambaMixer2(CustomOp):
             self.n_groups * self.ssm_state_size,  # expected model size
             (self.n_groups - n_groups) *
             self.ssm_state_size,  # extra dims assigned
-            self.num_heads //
-            n_groups,  # ratio for mapping back to original group
+            n_groups == 1,  # if there was only one group
         )
-        intermediate_settings = (intermediate_size, 0, 1)
-        head_setings = (self.num_heads, 0, 1)
+        intermediate_settings = (intermediate_size, 0, False)
+        head_setings = (self.num_heads, 0, False)
 
         # - the weight already has a "weight_loader" attribute
         #   which set_weight_attrs will raise if we do not