diff --git a/prototorch/components/initializers.py b/prototorch/components/initializers.py
index 1110088..816bef7 100644
--- a/prototorch/components/initializers.py
+++ b/prototorch/components/initializers.py
@@ -71,15 +71,16 @@ class ZerosInitializer(DimensionAwareInitializer):
 
 
 class UniformInitializer(DimensionAwareInitializer):
-    def __init__(self, dims, minimum=0.0, maximum=1.0):
+    def __init__(self, dims, minimum=0.0, maximum=1.0, scale=1.0):
         super().__init__(dims)
-
         self.minimum = minimum
         self.maximum = maximum
+        self.scale = scale
 
     def generate(self, length):
         gen_dims = (length, ) + self.components_dims
-        return torch.ones(gen_dims).uniform_(self.minimum, self.maximum)
+        return torch.ones(gen_dims).uniform_(self.minimum,
+                                             self.maximum) * self.scale
 
 
 class DataAwareInitializer(ComponentsInitializer):