diff --git a/tests/pipeline/test_frameload.py b/tests/pipeline/test_frameload.py
index 5b5b20c9..9c3f210c 100644
--- a/tests/pipeline/test_frameload.py
+++ b/tests/pipeline/test_frameload.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class DataFrameLoaderTestCase(TestCase):
             self.dates[dates_slice],
             self.sids[sids_slice],
             self.mask[dates_slice, sids_slice],
-        )
+        ).values()
 
         for idx, window in enumerate(adj_array.traverse(window_length=3)):
             expected = baseline.values[dates_slice, sids_slice][idx:idx + 3]
diff --git a/tests/pipeline/test_us_equity_pricing_loader.py b/tests/pipeline/test_us_equity_pricing_loader.py
index 39c1c966..5262d2a4 100644
--- a/tests/pipeline/test_us_equity_pricing_loader.py
+++ b/tests/pipeline/test_us_equity_pricing_loader.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from pandas import (
     Timestamp,
 )
 from testfixtures import TempDirectory
+from toolz.curried.operator import getitem
 
 from zipline.lib.adjustment import Float64Multiply
 from zipline.pipeline.loaders.synthetic import (
@@ -422,12 +423,13 @@ class USEquityPricingLoaderTestCase(TestCase):
             adjustment_reader,
         )
 
-        closes, volumes = pricing_loader.load_adjusted_array(
+        results = pricing_loader.load_adjusted_array(
             columns,
             dates=query_days,
             assets=self.assets,
             mask=ones((len(query_days), len(self.assets)), dtype=bool),
         )
+        closes, volumes = map(getitem(results), columns)
 
         expected_baseline_closes = self.bcolz_writer.expected_values_2d(
             shifted_query_days,
@@ -500,12 +502,13 @@ class USEquityPricingLoaderTestCase(TestCase):
             adjustment_reader,
         )
 
-        highs, volumes = pricing_loader.load_adjusted_array(
+        results = pricing_loader.load_adjusted_array(
             columns,
             dates=query_days,
             assets=Int64Index(arange(1, 7)),
             mask=ones((len(query_days), 6), dtype=bool),
         )
+        highs, volumes = map(getitem(results), columns)
 
         expected_baseline_highs = self.bcolz_writer.expected_values_2d(
             shifted_query_days,
diff --git a/zipline/pipeline/engine.py b/zipline/pipeline/engine.py
index f7ddc531..8e70423b 100644
--- a/zipline/pipeline/engine.py
+++ b/zipline/pipeline/engine.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from six import (
     iteritems,
     with_metaclass,
 )
-from six.moves import zip_longest
 from numpy import array
 from pandas import (
     DataFrame,
@@ -342,12 +341,10 @@ class SimplePipelineEngine(object):
                     key=lambda t: t.dataset
                 )
                 loader = get_loader(term)
-                loaded = tuple(loader.load_adjusted_array(
+                loaded = loader.load_adjusted_array(
                     to_load, mask_dates, assets, mask,
-                ))
-                assert len(to_load) == len(loaded)
-                for loaded_term, adj_array in zip_longest(to_load, loaded):
-                    workspace[loaded_term] = adj_array
+                )
+                workspace.update(loaded)
             else:
                 workspace[term] = term._compute(
                     self._inputs_for_term(term, workspace, graph),
diff --git a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/blaze.py b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/blaze.py
index a90650d4..1f3a0d4a 100644
--- a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/blaze.py
+++ b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/blaze.py
@@ -761,19 +761,11 @@ class BlazeLoader(dict):
         raise KeyError(column)
 
     def load_adjusted_array(self, columns, dates, assets, mask):
-        return map(
-            op.getitem(
-                dict(concat(map(
-                    partial(
-                        self._load_dataset,
-                        dates,
-                        assets,
-                        mask
-                    ),
-                    itervalues(groupby(getdataset, columns))
-                ))),
-            ),
-            columns,
+        return dict(
+            concat(map(
+                partial(self._load_dataset, dates, assets, mask),
+                itervalues(groupby(getdataset, columns))
+            ))
         )
 
     def _load_dataset(self, dates, assets, mask, columns):
diff --git a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/equity_pricing_loader.py b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/equity_pricing_loader.py
index aeb16fa8..8d00f602 100644
--- a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/equity_pricing_loader.py
+++ b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/equity_pricing_loader.py
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ class USEquityPricingLoader(PipelineLoader):
             end_date,
             assets,
         )
-
         adjustments = self.adjustments_loader.load_adjustments(
             columns,
             dates,
             assets,
         )
-
-        return [
+        adjusted_arrays = [
             adjusted_array(raw_array, mask, col_adjustments)
             for raw_array, col_adjustments in zip(raw_arrays, adjustments)
         ]
 
+        return dict(zip(columns, adjusted_arrays))
+
 
 def _shift_dates(dates, start_date, end_date, shift):
     try:
diff --git a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/frame.py b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/frame.py
index ff87a4f2..0d5aa0e3 100644
--- a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/frame.py
+++ b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/frame.py
@@ -177,10 +177,11 @@ class DataFrameLoader(PipelineLoader):
         good_dates = (date_indexer != -1)
         good_assets = (assets_indexer != -1)
 
-        return [adjusted_array(
+        arrays = [adjusted_array(
             # Pull out requested columns/rows from our baseline data.
             data=self.baseline[ix_(date_indexer, assets_indexer)],
             # Mask out requested columns/rows that didnt match.
             mask=(good_assets & good_dates[:, None]) & mask,
             adjustments=self.format_adjustments(dates, assets),
         )]
+        return dict(zip(columns, arrays))
diff --git a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/synthetic.py b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/synthetic.py
index 9b0f15f0..347b5b90 100644
--- a/zipline/pipeline/loaders/synthetic.py
+++ b/zipline/pipeline/loaders/synthetic.py
@@ -71,13 +71,15 @@ class ConstantLoader(PipelineLoader):
         """
         Load by delegating to sub-loaders.
         """
-        out = []
+        out = {}
         for col in columns:
             try:
                 loader = self._loaders[col]
             except KeyError:
                 raise ValueError("Couldn't find loader for %s" % col)
-            out.extend(loader.load_adjusted_array([col], dates, assets, mask))
+            out.update(
+                loader.load_adjusted_array([col], dates, assets, mask)
+            )
         return out