diff --git a/src/sagemaker_inference/transformer.py b/src/sagemaker_inference/transformer.py
index ed4fab5..8b0ca84 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker_inference/transformer.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker_inference/transformer.py
@@ -122,40 +122,33 @@ def transform(self, data, context):
             model_dir = properties.get("model_dir")
             self.validate_and_initialize(model_dir=model_dir, context=context)
 
-            response_list = []
+            input_data = [req.get("body") for req in data]
 
-            for i in range(len(data)):
-                input_data = data[i].get("body")
+            request_processor = context.request_processor[0]
 
-                request_processor = context.request_processor[0]
+            request_property = request_processor.get_request_properties()
+            content_type = utils.retrieve_content_type_header(request_property)
+            accept = request_property.get("Accept") or request_property.get("accept")
 
-                request_property = request_processor.get_request_properties()
-                content_type = utils.retrieve_content_type_header(request_property)
-                accept = request_property.get("Accept") or request_property.get("accept")
+            if not accept or accept == content_types.ANY:
+                accept = self._environment.default_accept
 
-                if not accept or accept == content_types.ANY:
-                    accept = self._environment.default_accept
-
-                if content_type in content_types.UTF8_TYPES:
-                    input_data = input_data.decode("utf-8")
-
-                result = self._run_handler_function(
-                    self._transform_fn, *(self._model, input_data, content_type, accept)
-                )
-
-                response = result
-                response_content_type = accept
-
-                if isinstance(result, tuple):
-                    # handles tuple for backwards compatibility
-                    response = result[0]
-                    response_content_type = result[1]
+            if content_type in content_types.UTF8_TYPES:
+                input_data = [item.decode("utf-8") for item in input_data]
+            result = self._run_handler_function(
+                self._transform_fn, *(self._model, input_data, content_type, accept)
+            )
 
-                context.set_response_content_type(0, response_content_type)
+            response = result
+            response_content_type = accept
 
-                response_list.append(response)
+            if isinstance(result, tuple):
+                # handles tuple for backwards compatibility
+                response = result[0]
+                response_content_type = result[1]
 
-            return response_list
+            context.set_response_content_type(0, response_content_type)
+            return [response]
         except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
             trace = traceback.format_exc()
             if isinstance(e, BaseInferenceToolkitError):
diff --git a/test/unit/test_transfomer.py b/test/unit/test_transfomer.py
index 3a6cd16..fec911a 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_transfomer.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_transfomer.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_transform(validate, retrieve_content_type_header, run_handler, accept_k
     validate.assert_called_once()
     retrieve_content_type_header.assert_called_once_with(request_property)
     run_handler.assert_called_once_with(
-        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, INPUT_DATA, CONTENT_TYPE, ACCEPT
+        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, [INPUT_DATA], CONTENT_TYPE, ACCEPT
     )
     context.set_response_content_type.assert_called_once_with(0, ACCEPT)
     assert isinstance(result, list)
@@ -125,16 +125,13 @@ def test_batch_transform(validate, retrieve_content_type_header, run_handler, ac
     result = transformer.transform(data, context)
 
     validate.assert_called_once()
-    retrieve_content_type_header.assert_called_with(request_property)
-    assert retrieve_content_type_header.call_count == 2
-    run_handler.assert_called_with(
-        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, INPUT_DATA, CONTENT_TYPE, ACCEPT
+    retrieve_content_type_header.assert_called_once_with(request_property)
+    run_handler.assert_called_once_with(
+        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, [INPUT_DATA, INPUT_DATA], CONTENT_TYPE, ACCEPT
     )
-    assert run_handler.call_count == 2
-    context.set_response_content_type.assert_called_with(0, ACCEPT)
-    assert context.set_response_content_type.call_count == 2
+    context.set_response_content_type.assert_called_once_with(0, ACCEPT)
     assert isinstance(result, list)
-    assert result == [RESULT, RESULT]
+    assert result[0] == RESULT
 
 
 @patch("sagemaker_inference.transformer.Transformer._run_handler_function")
@@ -161,7 +158,7 @@ def test_transform_no_accept(validate, retrieve_content_type_header, run_handler
 
     validate.assert_called_once()
     run_handler.assert_called_once_with(
-        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, INPUT_DATA, CONTENT_TYPE, DEFAULT_ACCEPT
+        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, [INPUT_DATA], CONTENT_TYPE, DEFAULT_ACCEPT
     )
 
 
@@ -189,7 +186,7 @@ def test_transform_any_accept(validate, retrieve_content_type_header, run_handle
 
     validate.assert_called_once()
     run_handler.assert_called_once_with(
-        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, INPUT_DATA, CONTENT_TYPE, DEFAULT_ACCEPT
+        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, [INPUT_DATA], CONTENT_TYPE, DEFAULT_ACCEPT
     )
 
 
@@ -218,7 +215,7 @@ def test_transform_decode(validate, retrieve_content_type_header, run_handler, c
 
     input_data.decode.assert_called_once_with("utf-8")
     run_handler.assert_called_once_with(
-        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, INPUT_DATA, content_type, ACCEPT
+        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, [INPUT_DATA], content_type, ACCEPT
     )
 
 
@@ -245,7 +242,7 @@ def test_transform_tuple(validate, retrieve_content_type_header, run_handler):
     result = transformer.transform(data, context)
 
     run_handler.assert_called_once_with(
-        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, INPUT_DATA, CONTENT_TYPE, ACCEPT
+        transformer._transform_fn, MODEL, [INPUT_DATA], CONTENT_TYPE, ACCEPT
     )
     context.set_response_content_type.assert_called_once_with(0, run_handler()[1])
     assert isinstance(result, list)