diff --git a/src/scippneutron/chopper/disk_chopper.py b/src/scippneutron/chopper/disk_chopper.py
index a0a935fa3..2bdfe130f 100644
--- a/src/scippneutron/chopper/disk_chopper.py
+++ b/src/scippneutron/chopper/disk_chopper.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def from_nexus(
                 unit='rad'
             )
         return DiskChopper(
-            axle_position=chopper['position'],
+            axle_position=_get_0d_variable(chopper, 'position'),
             frequency=frequency,
             beam_position=_get_0d_variable(chopper, 'beam_position'),
             phase=phase,
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ def _get_0d_variable(
         val = val.data
     if not isinstance(val, sc.Variable):
         raise TypeError(msg.format(name=name, got=f'got a {type(val)}'))
+    val = val.squeeze()
     if val.ndim != 0:
         raise sc.DimensionError(
             msg.format(name=name, got=f'got a {val.ndim}d variable')
diff --git a/tests/chopper/disk_chopper_test.py b/tests/chopper/disk_chopper_test.py
index 53b86cac3..2cd95576c 100644
--- a/tests/chopper/disk_chopper_test.py
+++ b/tests/chopper/disk_chopper_test.py
@@ -1001,3 +1001,51 @@ def test_missing_both_phase_and_delay_raises(nexus_chopper):
                 _get_rotation_speed_key(nexus_chopper): sc.scalar(14.0, unit='Hz'),
             }
         )
+
+
+def _make_chopper_log(value):
+    return sc.DataArray(
+        data=sc.concat([value], dim='time'),
+        coords={
+            'time': sc.datetime('2022-01-01T00:00:00'),
+            'average_value': value,
+            'minimum_value': value,
+            'maximum_value': value,
+        },
+    )
+
+
+def test_from_nexus_nxlogs_with_single_value_are_squeezed():
+    chopper_nexus = sc.DataGroup(
+        {
+            'position': sc.vector([0, 0, 6], unit='m'),
+            'delay': _make_chopper_log(sc.scalar(0, unit='ns')),
+            'radius': sc.scalar(0.5, unit='m'),
+            'rotation_speed_setpoint': _make_chopper_log(sc.scalar(14.0, unit='Hz')),
+            'slit_edges': sc.array(dims=['edge'], values=[7.35, 54.08], unit='deg'),
+            'beam_position': sc.scalar(0.0, unit='deg'),
+        }
+    )
+
+    disk_chopper = DiskChopper.from_nexus(chopper_nexus)
+
+    assert sc.identical(disk_chopper.axle_position, sc.vector([0, 0, 6], unit='m'))
+    assert sc.identical(disk_chopper.phase, sc.scalar(0.0, unit='rad'))
+    assert sc.identical(disk_chopper.frequency, sc.scalar(14.0, unit='Hz'))
+
+
+def test_from_nexus_position_can_be_nxlog():
+    chopper_nexus = sc.DataGroup(
+        {
+            'position': _make_chopper_log(sc.vector([0, 0, 6.5], unit='m')),
+            'delay': sc.scalar(0, unit='ns'),
+            'radius': sc.scalar(0.5, unit='m'),
+            'rotation_speed_setpoint': sc.scalar(14.0, unit='Hz'),
+            'slit_edges': sc.array(dims=['edge'], values=[7.35, 54.08], unit='deg'),
+            'beam_position': sc.scalar(0.0, unit='deg'),
+        }
+    )
+
+    disk_chopper = DiskChopper.from_nexus(chopper_nexus)
+
+    assert sc.identical(disk_chopper.axle_position, sc.vector([0, 0, 6.5], unit='m'))