diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 146e6bf00..8551a212c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 - Fix allocating arrays with strides ([GH-404](https://github.com/NVIDIA/warp/issues/404)).
 - Fix `ImportError` exception being thrown during `OpenGLRenderer` interpreter shutdown on Windows
   ([GH-412](https://github.com/NVIDIA/warp/issues/412)).
+- Fix scale and rotation issues with the rock geometry used in the granular collision SDF example
+  ([GH-409](https://github.com/NVIDIA/warp/issues/409)).
 
 ## [1.5.1] - 2025-01-02
 
diff --git a/warp/examples/sim/example_granular_collision_sdf.py b/warp/examples/sim/example_granular_collision_sdf.py
index 861174e78..db81eb4ab 100644
--- a/warp/examples/sim/example_granular_collision_sdf.py
+++ b/warp/examples/sim/example_granular_collision_sdf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # Note: requires a CUDA-capable device
 ###########################################################################
 
-import math
 import os
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -66,8 +65,8 @@ def __init__(self, stage_path="example_granular_collision_sdf.usd"):
             sdf=rock_sdf,
             body=-1,
             pos=wp.vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
-            rot=wp.quat_from_axis_angle(wp.vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), -0.5 * math.pi),
-            scale=wp.vec3(0.01, 0.01, 0.01),
+            rot=wp.quat(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+            scale=wp.vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0),
         )
 
         mins = np.array([-3.0, -3.0, -3.0])
@@ -149,13 +148,13 @@ def render(self):
         with wp.ScopedTimer("render"):
             self.renderer.begin_frame(self.sim_time)
 
-            # Note the extra wp.quat_from_axis_angle(wp.vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), math.pi) is because .usd is oriented differently from .nvdb
             self.renderer.render_ref(
                 name="collision",
                 path=os.path.join(warp.examples.get_asset_directory(), "rocks.usd"),
                 pos=wp.vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
                 rot=wp.quat(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
-                scale=wp.vec3(0.01, 0.01, 0.01),
+                scale=wp.vec3(1.0, 1.0, 1.0),
+                color=(0.35, 0.55, 0.9),
             )
 
             self.renderer.render_sphere(