# Initial layers mis-printing problem

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**Category:** LulzBot Mini\
**Created:** [December 24, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/initial-layers-mis-printing-problem/2671 "2015-12-24T19:16:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![hemocyanin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/hemocyanin/32/62_2.png) [@hemocyanin](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/hemocyanin)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/initial-layers-mis-printing-problem/2671/5 "2015-12-25T18:08:45Z")

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To amplify what piercet said, you find the setting he is talking about in Cura by selecting “machine” from the top level menu, then “machine settings” and adjusting the “Z-Offset” in the popup. Raise is positive, lower is negative. You might want to try raising it 0.1 mm at a time to see if it improves matters.

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