diff --git a/src/kmaModelClass.cpp b/src/kmaModelClass.cpp
index 31867fd..0050335 100644
--- a/src/kmaModelClass.cpp
+++ b/src/kmaModelClass.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "polyCenterClass.h"
 #include "pearsonDissimilarityClass.h"
 #include "l2DissimilarityClass.h"
+#include "normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.h"
 
 #include "utilityFunctions.h"
 #include "sharedFactoryClass.h"
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ void KmaModel::SetDissimilarityMethod(const std::string &val)
   SharedFactory<BaseDissimilarityFunction> dissimilarityFactory;
   dissimilarityFactory.Register<PearsonDissimilarityFunction>("pearson");
   dissimilarityFactory.Register<L2DissimilarityFunction>("l2");
+  dissimilarityFactory.Register<NormalizedL2DissimilarityFunction>("normalized_l2");
 
   m_DissimilarityPointer = dissimilarityFactory.Instantiate(val);
 
@@ -472,7 +474,7 @@ Rcpp::List KmaModel::FitModel()
   unsigned int numberOfClusters = m_NumberOfClusters;
   arma::rowvec observationDistances(m_NumberOfObservations, arma::fill::ones);
   arma::rowvec oldObservationDistances(m_NumberOfObservations, arma::fill::zeros);
-  arma::urowvec observationMemberships(m_NumberOfObservations, arma::fill::ones);
+  arma::urowvec observationMemberships(m_NumberOfObservations, arma::fill::zeros);
   arma::urowvec oldObservationMemberships(m_NumberOfObservations, arma::fill::zeros);
   arma::urowvec clusterIndices = arma::linspace<arma::urowvec>(0, m_NumberOfClusters - 1, m_NumberOfClusters);
   arma::mat warpedGrids = m_InputGrids;
@@ -584,6 +586,9 @@ Rcpp::List KmaModel::FitModel()
     templateGrids.set_size(numberOfClusters, m_NumberOfPoints);
     templateValues.set_size(numberOfClusters, m_NumberOfDimensions, m_NumberOfPoints);
 
+    if (m_UseVerbose)
+      Rcpp::Rcout << " - Updating templates" << std::endl;
+
     this->UpdateTemplates(
         numberOfIterations,
         clusterIndices,
@@ -612,6 +617,7 @@ Rcpp::List KmaModel::FitModel()
         observationDistances = oldObservationDistances;
         observationMemberships = oldObservationMemberships;
         --numberOfIterations;
+        break;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/l2DissimilarityClass.cpp b/src/l2DissimilarityClass.cpp
index d664972..5cccb0b 100644
--- a/src/l2DissimilarityClass.cpp
+++ b/src/l2DissimilarityClass.cpp
@@ -10,31 +10,10 @@ double L2DissimilarityFunction::GetDistance(const arma::rowvec& grid1,
     if (pair.Grid.is_empty())
         return DBL_MAX;
 
-    unsigned int nDim = pair.Values1.n_rows;
     unsigned int nPts = pair.Grid.size();
 
     if (nPts <= 1.0)
         return DBL_MAX;
 
-    double squaredDistanceValue = 0.0;
-    double squaredNorm1Value = 0.0;
-    double squaredNorm2Value = 0.0;
-
-    arma::rowvec workVector;
-
-    for (unsigned int k = 0;k < nDim;++k)
-    {
-      workVector = pair.Values1.row(k).cols(1, nPts - 1) - pair.Values2.row(k).cols(1, nPts - 1);
-      squaredDistanceValue += arma::dot(workVector, workVector);
-      workVector = pair.Values1.row(k).cols(1, nPts - 1);
-      squaredNorm1Value += arma::dot(workVector, workVector);
-      workVector = pair.Values2.row(k).cols(1, nPts - 1);
-      squaredNorm2Value += arma::dot(workVector, workVector);
-    }
-
-    double epsValue = std::sqrt(std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon());
-    if (squaredNorm1Value < epsValue && squaredNorm2Value < epsValue)
-      return 0.0;
-
-    return std::sqrt(squaredDistanceValue) / (std::sqrt(squaredNorm1Value) + std::sqrt(squaredNorm2Value));
+    return std::sqrt(arma::sum(arma::trapz(pair.Grid, arma::pow(pair.Values1 - pair.Values2, 2.0), 1)));
 }
diff --git a/src/normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.cpp b/src/normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c27999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#include "normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.h"
+
+double NormalizedL2DissimilarityFunction::GetDistance(const arma::rowvec& grid1,
+                                                      const arma::rowvec& grid2,
+                                                      const arma::mat& values1,
+                                                      const arma::mat& values2)
+{
+    FunctionPairType pair = this->GetComparableFunctions(grid1, grid2, values1, values2);
+
+    if (pair.Grid.is_empty())
+        return DBL_MAX;
+
+    unsigned int nPts = pair.Grid.size();
+
+    if (nPts <= 1.0)
+        return DBL_MAX;
+
+    double squaredNorm1Value = arma::sum(arma::trapz(pair.Grid, arma::pow(pair.Values1, 2.0), 1));
+    double squaredNorm2Value = arma::sum(arma::trapz(pair.Grid, arma::pow(pair.Values2, 2.0), 1));
+
+    double epsValue = std::sqrt(std::numeric_limits<double>::epsilon());
+    if (squaredNorm1Value < epsValue && squaredNorm2Value < epsValue)
+      return 0.0;
+
+    double squaredDistanceValue = arma::sum(arma::trapz(pair.Grid, arma::pow(pair.Values1 - pair.Values2, 2.0), 1));
+
+    return std::sqrt(squaredDistanceValue) / (std::sqrt(squaredNorm1Value) + std::sqrt(squaredNorm2Value));
+}
diff --git a/src/normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.h b/src/normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d29d62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/normalizedL2DissimilarityClass.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef NORMALIZEDL2DISSIMILARITYCLASS_H
+#define NORMALIZEDL2DISSIMILARITYCLASS_H
+
+#include "baseDissimilarityClass.h"
+
+/// Normalized L2 Distance
+class NormalizedL2DissimilarityFunction : public BaseDissimilarityFunction
+{
+public:
+  double GetDistance(
+      const arma::rowvec& grid1,
+      const arma::rowvec& grid2,
+      const arma::mat& values1,
+      const arma::mat& values2
+  );
+};
+
+#endif /* NORMALIZEDL2DISSIMILARITYCLASS_H */