diff --git a/examples/controllers/proceduralHandPoseExample.js b/examples/controllers/proceduralHandPoseExample.js
index 5d0b10c46a..8b735f579f 100644
--- a/examples/controllers/proceduralHandPoseExample.js
+++ b/examples/controllers/proceduralHandPoseExample.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ mapping.from(function() {
             translation: translation,
             rotation: rotation,
             velocity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
-            angularVelocity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 1 }
+            angularVelocity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 }
         };
     return pose;
 }).debug(true).to(Controller.Standard.LeftHand);
diff --git a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/Pose.cpp b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/Pose.cpp
index 6b2d12e5df..d9641618c1 100644
--- a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/Pose.cpp
+++ b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/Pose.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace controller {
             vec3FromScriptValue(translation, pose.translation);
             quatFromScriptValue(rotation, pose.rotation);
             vec3FromScriptValue(velocity, pose.velocity);
-            quatFromScriptValue(angularVelocity, pose.angularVelocity);
+            vec3FromScriptValue(angularVelocity, pose.angularVelocity);
             pose.valid = true;
         } else {
             pose.valid = false;