diff --git a/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.cpp b/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.cpp
index 2a0a9425..771f9d6f 100644
--- a/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.cpp
+++ b/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.cpp
@@ -54,21 +54,22 @@ void ActuatorCmd::cmdSpeedToRws(const int32_t *speedRw0, const int32_t *speedRw1
   VectorOperations<double>::add(speedRws, deltaSpeed, rwCmdSpeed, 4);
 }
 
-void ActuatorCmd::cmdDipolMtq(const double *dipolMoment, double *dipolMomentUnits) {
-  //	Convert to Unit frame
+void ActuatorCmd::cmdDipolMtq(const double *dipolMoment, double *dipolMomentActuator) {
+  // Convert to actuator frame
   MatrixOperations<double>::multiply(*acsParameters.magnetorquesParameter.inverseAlignment,
-                                     dipolMoment, dipolMomentUnits, 3, 3, 1);
-  //  Scaling along largest element if dipol exceeds maximum
+                                     dipolMoment, dipolMomentActuator, 3, 3, 1);
+  // Scaling along largest element if dipol exceeds maximum
   double maxDipol = acsParameters.magnetorquesParameter.DipolMax;
   double maxValue = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-    if (abs(dipolMomentUnits[i]) > maxDipol) {
-      maxValue = abs(dipolMomentUnits[i]);
+    if (abs(dipolMomentActuator[i]) > maxDipol) {
+      maxValue = abs(dipolMomentActuator[i]);
     }
   }
-
   if (maxValue > maxDipol) {
     double scalingFactor = maxDipol / maxValue;
-    VectorOperations<double>::mulScalar(dipolMomentUnits, scalingFactor, dipolMomentUnits, 3);
+    VectorOperations<double>::mulScalar(dipolMomentActuator, scalingFactor, dipolMomentActuator, 3);
   }
+  // scale dipole from 1 Am^2 to 1e^-4 Am^2
+  VectorOperations<double>::mulScalar(dipolMomentActuator, 1e4, dipolMomentActuator, 3);
 }
diff --git a/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.h b/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.h
index 5cb3ff00..181bf175 100644
--- a/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.h
+++ b/mission/controller/acs/ActuatorCmd.h
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class ActuatorCmd {
    * @brief:	cmdDipolMtq()		gives the commanded dipol moment for the magnetorques
    *
    * @param:	dipolMoment 		given dipol moment in spacecraft frame
-   * 			dipolMomentUnits	resulting dipol moment for every unit
+   * 			dipolMomentActuator	resulting dipol moment in actuator reference frame
    */
-  void cmdDipolMtq(const double *dipolMoment, double *dipolMomentUnits);
+  void cmdDipolMtq(const double *dipolMoment, double *dipolMomentActuator);
 
  protected:
  private: