diff --git a/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py b/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py
index 72469180e..22448ae21 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/configs/method_configs.py
@@ -643,14 +643,14 @@ method_configs["gaussian-splatting"] = TrainerConfig(
             "optimizer": AdamOptimizerConfig(lr=0.005, eps=1e-15),
             "scheduler": ExponentialDecaySchedulerConfig(
                 lr_final=1e-3,
-                max_steps=3000,
+                max_steps=15000,
             ),
         },
         "rotation": {
-            "optimizer": AdamOptimizerConfig(lr=3e-4, eps=1e-15),
+            "optimizer": AdamOptimizerConfig(lr=.001, eps=1e-15),
             "scheduler": ExponentialDecaySchedulerConfig(
                 lr_final=1e-4,
-                max_steps=3000,
+                max_steps=15000,
             ),
         },
     },
diff --git a/nerfstudio/models/gaussian_splatting.py b/nerfstudio/models/gaussian_splatting.py
index 35d416b33..7123c9c53 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/models/gaussian_splatting.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/models/gaussian_splatting.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ class GaussianSplattingModel(Model):
             self.means[crop_ids],
             torch.exp(self.scales[crop_ids]),
             1,
-            self.quats[crop_ids]/self.quats[crop_ids].norm(dim=-1,keepdim=True),
+            self.quats[crop_ids],#/self.quats[crop_ids].norm(dim=-1,keepdim=True),
             viewmat.squeeze()[:3, :],
             projmat.squeeze() @ viewmat.squeeze(),
             camera.fx.item(),