diff --git a/src/fairchem/core/models/equiformer_v2/equiformer_v2.py b/src/fairchem/core/models/equiformer_v2/equiformer_v2.py
index 72c519cf36..b303945602 100644
--- a/src/fairchem/core/models/equiformer_v2/equiformer_v2.py
+++ b/src/fairchem/core/models/equiformer_v2/equiformer_v2.py
@@ -637,6 +637,8 @@ def _init_weights(self, m):
             if self.weight_init == "normal":
                 std = 1 / math.sqrt(m.in_features)
                 torch.nn.init.normal_(m.weight, 0, std)
+            elif self.weight_init == "uniform":
+                self._uniform_init_linear_weights(m)
 
         elif isinstance(m, torch.nn.LayerNorm):
             torch.nn.init.constant_(m.bias, 0)
@@ -647,7 +649,7 @@ def _uniform_init_rad_func_linear_weights(self, m):
             m.apply(self._uniform_init_linear_weights)
 
     def _uniform_init_linear_weights(self, m):
-        if isinstance(m, torch.nn.Linear):
+        if isinstance(m, (torch.nn.Linear, SO3_LinearV2)):
             if m.bias is not None:
                 torch.nn.init.constant_(m.bias, 0)
             std = 1 / math.sqrt(m.in_features)
diff --git a/tests/core/models/__snapshots__/test_equiformer_v2.ambr b/tests/core/models/__snapshots__/test_equiformer_v2.ambr
index 9c595426ab..5ddf7f2bea 100644
--- a/tests/core/models/__snapshots__/test_equiformer_v2.ambr
+++ b/tests/core/models/__snapshots__/test_equiformer_v2.ambr
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 # ---
 # name: TestEquiformerV2.test_gp.1
   Approx(
-  	array([0.12408741], dtype=float32), 
+  	array([-0.03269595], dtype=float32), 
   	rtol=0.001, 
   	atol=0.001
   )
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 # ---
 # name: TestEquiformerV2.test_gp.3
   Approx(
-  	array([ 1.4928658e-03, -7.4134972e-05,  2.9909210e-03], dtype=float32), 
+  	array([ 0.00208857, -0.00017979, -0.0028318 ], dtype=float32), 
   	rtol=0.001, 
   	atol=0.001
   )