diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index 2533c9d95c..641235dc96 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ void Rig::inverseKinematics(int endIndex, glm::vec3 targetPosition, const glm::q
 
                 float gravityAngle = glm::angle(gravityDelta);
                 const float MIN_GRAVITY_ANGLE = 0.5f;
-                float mixFactor = 0.5f;
+                float mixFactor = 0.1f;
                 if (gravityAngle < MIN_GRAVITY_ANGLE) {
                     // the final rotation is a mix of the two
                     mixFactor = 0.5f * gravityAngle / MIN_GRAVITY_ANGLE;