diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp
index 7c64b6a524..c7fd44fb82 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/LaserPointer.cpp
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ void LaserPointer::RenderState::update(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3&
 
             bool hasUnmodifiedEndPoint = false;
             glm::vec3 unmodifiedEndPoint;
+            float directionLength = glm::length(endPoint);
             auto rayPickResult = std::static_pointer_cast<RayPickResult>(pickResult);
             if (rayPickResult && rayPickResult->pickVariant.contains("unmodifiedDirection")) {
-                unmodifiedEndPoint = glm::length(endPoint) * vec3FromVariant(rayPickResult->pickVariant["unmodifiedDirection"]);
+                unmodifiedEndPoint = directionLength * vec3FromVariant(rayPickResult->pickVariant["unmodifiedDirection"]);
                 hasUnmodifiedEndPoint = true;
             }
 
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ void LaserPointer::RenderState::update(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3&
                 if (!oldProperties.getVisible() || !_hasSetLinePoints || !hasUnmodifiedEndPoint) {
                     points.append(frac * endPoint);
                 } else {
-                    points.append(frac * mix(unmodifiedEndPoint, endPoint, frac));
+                    points.append(frac * directionLength * glm::normalize(glm::mix(unmodifiedEndPoint, endPoint, frac)));
                 }
             }
             _hasSetLinePoints = true;
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.h
index 00d5420f86..d429ff5ca9 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.h
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ protected:
     static void setParentTransform(std::shared_ptr<PickQuery> pick, const QVariantMap& propMap);
 
 private:
-    Setting::Handle<float> _handLaserDelaySetting { "handLaserDelay", 0.0f };
+    Setting::Handle<float> _handLaserDelaySetting { "handLaserDelay", 0.35f };
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_PickScriptingInterface_h
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index f44b105e0f..65e4daa5e0 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ void setupPreferences() {
         auto setter = [](float value) { DependencyManager::get<PickScriptingInterface>()->setHandLaserDelay(value); };
         auto delaySlider = new SpinnerSliderPreference(UI_CATEGORY, "Laser Delay (seconds)", getter, setter);
         delaySlider->setMin(0.0f);
-        delaySlider->setMax(2.0f);
-        delaySlider->setStep(0.02f);
+        delaySlider->setMax(0.7f);
+        delaySlider->setStep(0.05f);
         delaySlider->setDecimals(2.0f);
         preferences->addPreference(delaySlider);
     }