diff --git a/python/tutorials/06-fused-attention.py b/python/tutorials/06-fused-attention.py
index 72675b577..9da192a8b 100644
--- a/python/tutorials/06-fused-attention.py
+++ b/python/tutorials/06-fused-attention.py
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ def _fwd_kernel(
     acc = tl.zeros([BLOCK_M, BLOCK_DMODEL], dtype=tl.float32)
     # load q: it will stay in SRAM throughout
     q = tl.load(q_ptrs)
+    q *= (q.to(tl.float32) * sm_scale).to(tl.float16)
     # loop over k, v and update accumulator
     for start_n in range(0, (start_m + 1) * BLOCK_M, BLOCK_N):
         # -- compute qk ----
         k = tl.load(k_ptrs)
         qk = tl.zeros([BLOCK_M, BLOCK_N], dtype=tl.float32)
         qk += tl.dot(q, k)
-        qk *= sm_scale
         qk = tl.where(offs_m[:, None] >= (start_n + offs_n[None, :]), qk, float("-inf"))
         # compute new m
         m = tl.maximum(tl.max(qk, 1), m_prev)
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ configs = [triton.testing.Benchmark(
     ylabel='ms',
     plot_name=f'fused-attention-batch{BATCH}-head{N_HEADS}-d{D_HEAD}-{mode}',
     args={'H': N_HEADS, 'BATCH': BATCH, 'D_HEAD': D_HEAD, 'dtype': torch.float16, 'mode': mode}
-) for mode in ['fwd']]
+) for mode in ['bwd']]
 
 
 @triton.testing.perf_report(configs)