diff --git a/viewport_vr_preview/configs/default.py b/viewport_vr_preview/configs/default.py
index bf4c46c75b5486fe8f3e4795a5f6ecc57ce7c9db..a20c5c6de3af6d692809dfb8202848afaa1881b6 100644
--- a/viewport_vr_preview/configs/default.py
+++ b/viewport_vr_preview/configs/default.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ actionconfig_data = \
      {"bindings":
       [("cosmos", {"profile": '/interaction_profiles/htc/vive_cosmos_controller', "component_path0": '/input/squeeze/click', "component_path1": '/input/squeeze/click', "threshold": '0.30000001192092896', "axis_region": 'ANY'}),
        ("huawei", {"profile": '/interaction_profiles/huawei/controller', "component_path0": '/input/trackpad/click', "component_path1": '/input/trackpad/click', "threshold": '0.30000001192092896', "axis_region": 'ANY'}),
-       ("index", {"profile": '/interaction_profiles/valve/index_controller', "component_path0": '/input/squeeze/value', "component_path1": '/input/squeeze/value', "threshold": '0.30000001192092896', "axis_region": 'ANY'}),
+       ("index", {"profile": '/interaction_profiles/valve/index_controller', "component_path0": '/input/squeeze/force', "component_path1": '/input/squeeze/force', "threshold": '0.5', "axis_region": 'ANY'}),
        ("oculus", {"profile": '/interaction_profiles/oculus/touch_controller', "component_path0": '/input/squeeze/value', "component_path1": '/input/squeeze/value', "threshold": '0.30000001192092896', "axis_region": 'ANY'}),
        ("reverb_g2", {"profile": '/interaction_profiles/hp/mixed_reality_controller', "component_path0": '/input/squeeze/value', "component_path1": '/input/squeeze/value', "threshold": '0.30000001192092896', "axis_region": 'ANY'}),
        ("simple", {"profile": '/interaction_profiles/khr/simple_controller', "component_path0": '/input/menu/click', "component_path1": '/input/menu/click', "threshold": '0.30000001192092896', "axis_region": 'ANY'}),
diff --git a/viewport_vr_preview/defaults.py b/viewport_vr_preview/defaults.py
index fc768b8a7dd56e801b3fb633d689516642b5e0df..2543cd03e64262fac6a2dc9af8fca208c0bae4d1 100644
--- a/viewport_vr_preview/defaults.py
+++ b/viewport_vr_preview/defaults.py
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ def vr_defaults_create_default(session_state):
         vr_defaults_actionbinding_add(ami,
                                       VRDefaultActionbindings.INDEX.value,
                                       VRDefaultActionprofiles.INDEX.value,
-                                      "/input/squeeze/value",
-                                      "/input/squeeze/value",
-                                      0.3,
+                                      "/input/squeeze/force",
+                                      "/input/squeeze/force",
+                                      0.5,
                                       'ANY',
                                       'ANY')
         vr_defaults_actionbinding_add(ami,