diff --git a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
index 22466ec690..6d278e641b 100644
--- a/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Avatar.cpp
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ void Avatar::updateHeadFromGyros(float deltaTime, SerialInterface* serialInterfa
     //  Update head lean distance based on accelerometer data
     glm::vec3 headRotationRates(_head.getPitch(), _head.getYaw(), _head.getRoll());
     
-    
-    glm::vec3 leaning = (serialInterface->getLastAcceleration() -  serialInterface->getGravity())
+    glm::vec3 leaning = (serialInterface->getLastAcceleration() - serialInterface->getGravity())
                         * LEAN_SENSITIVITY
                         * (1.f - fminf(glm::length(headRotationRates), HEAD_RATE_MAX) / HEAD_RATE_MAX);
     leaning.y = 0.f;
diff --git a/interface/src/Head.cpp b/interface/src/Head.cpp
index 08e46d2271..33a5f792ee 100644
--- a/interface/src/Head.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Head.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ void Head::renderEars() {
     glPopMatrix();
 }
 
-
-
 void Head::renderMouth() {
 
     float s = sqrt(_averageLoudness);
diff --git a/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp b/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp
index 233a004568..1989736bf8 100644
--- a/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/SerialInterface.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ void SerialInterface::readData() {
         
         //  Convert the integer rates to floats
         const float LSB_TO_DEGREES_PER_SECOND = 1.f / 16.4f;     //  From MPU-9150 register map, 2000 deg/sec.        
-        _lastRollRate = ((float) rollRate) * LSB_TO_DEGREES_PER_SECOND;
-        _lastYawRate = ((float) yawRate) * LSB_TO_DEGREES_PER_SECOND;
+        _lastRollRate = ((float) -rollRate) * LSB_TO_DEGREES_PER_SECOND;
+        _lastYawRate = ((float) -yawRate) * LSB_TO_DEGREES_PER_SECOND;
         _lastPitchRate = ((float) -pitchRate) * LSB_TO_DEGREES_PER_SECOND;
         
         //  Accumulate a set of initial baseline readings for setting gravity