diff --git a/examples/blur_opt.py b/examples/blur_opt.py
index a84880df..68f270e0 100644
--- a/examples/blur_opt.py
+++ b/examples/blur_opt.py
@@ -73,20 +73,19 @@ def predict_mask(self, image_ids: Tensor, depths: Tensor):
         blur_mask = torch.sigmoid(mlp_out)
         return blur_mask
 
-    def mask_mean_loss(self, blur_mask: Tensor, step: int, eps: float = 1e-2):
+    def mask_loss(self, blur_mask: Tensor, step: int, eps: float = 1e-2):
         """Loss function for regularizing the blur mask by controlling its mean.
 
-        The loss function is designed to diverge to +infinity at 0 and 1. This
-        prevents the mask from collapsing to predicting all 0s or 1s. It is also
-        bias towards 0 to encourage sparsity. During warmup, we set this bias even
-        higher to start with a sparse and not collapsed blur mask."""
+        The loss function diverges to +infinity at 0 and 1. This prevents the mask
+        from collapsing all 0s or 1s. It is also biased towards 0 to encourage
+        sparsity. During warmup, the bias is even higher to start with a sparse mask."""
         x = blur_mask.mean()
         if step <= self.num_warmup_steps:
             a = 2
         else:
             a = 1
-        meanloss = a * (1 / (1 - x + eps) - 1) + 0.1 * (1 / (x + eps) - 1)
-        return meanloss
+        maskloss = a * (1 / (1 - x + eps) - 1) + 0.1 * (1 / (x + eps) - 1)
+        return maskloss
 
 
 def get_encoder(num_freqs: int, input_dims: int):
diff --git a/examples/simple_trainer.py b/examples/simple_trainer.py
index 52603c0f..0bed4d6a 100644
--- a/examples/simple_trainer.py
+++ b/examples/simple_trainer.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Config:
     # Number of training steps
     max_steps: int = 30_000
     # Steps to evaluate the model
-    eval_steps: List[int] = field(default_factory=lambda: [7_000, 30_000])
+    eval_steps: List[int] = field(default_factory=lambda: [7_000, 15_000, 30_000])
     # Steps to save the model
     save_steps: List[int] = field(default_factory=lambda: [7_000, 30_000])
 
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ class Config:
     blur_opt: bool = False
     # Learning rate for blur optimization
     blur_opt_lr: float = 1e-3
-    # Regularization for blur mask mean
-    blur_mean_reg: float = 0.002
+    # Regularization for blur mask
+    blur_mask_reg: float = 0.002
 
     # Enable bilateral grid. (experimental)
     use_bilateral_grid: bool = False
@@ -705,9 +705,7 @@ def train(self):
                 tvloss = 10 * total_variation_loss(self.bil_grids.grids)
                 loss += tvloss
             if cfg.blur_opt:
-                loss += cfg.blur_mean_reg * self.blur_module.mask_mean_loss(
-                    blur_mask, step
-                )
+                loss += cfg.blur_mask_reg * self.blur_module.mask_loss(blur_mask, step)
 
             # regularizations
             if cfg.opacity_reg > 0.0:
@@ -721,6 +719,7 @@ def train(self):
                     loss
                     + cfg.scale_reg * torch.abs(torch.exp(self.splats["scales"])).mean()
                 )
+
             loss.backward()
 
             desc = f"loss={loss.item():.3f}| " f"sh degree={sh_degree_to_use}| "