# Lulzbot Mini 1, how to adjust z-offset?
**URL:** https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/lulzbot-mini-1-how-to-adjust-z-offset/25188
**Category:** LulzBot Mini
**Created:** [December 28, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/lulzbot-mini-1-how-to-adjust-z-offset/25188 "2022-12-28T02:21:20Z")
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### Author:  [@illuminaughty](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/illuminaughty)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/lulzbot-mini-1-how-to-adjust-z-offset/25188/1 "2022-12-28T02:21:20Z")
How do I set the z-offset?
Using Octoprint or Pronterface, won’t connect to Cura LE which I’ll make a separate thread about.
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### Author:  [@b-morgan](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/b-morgan)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/lulzbot-mini-1-how-to-adjust-z-offset/25188/2 "2022-12-28T18:44:19Z")
I believe you can set it with `M851 Z-1.2` (change the Z value to what you need). Save it with `M500` and check it with `M503` or `M851`. You can read up on these commands at [http://marlinfw.org/meta/gcode/](http://marlinfw.org/meta/gcode/).
OctoPrint and Pronterface both allow you to input commands and see responses.
The Z-offset can also be set from the LCD if you have one.
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### Author:  [@illuminaughty](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/illuminaughty)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/lulzbot-mini-1-how-to-adjust-z-offset/25188/3 "2023-01-11T10:43:55Z")
I don’t have an LCD, thought about getting one, do I just need to buy one from the store? Only thing is it would cost more than I paid for the printer (I think the LCD was 80 when I looked last).
I think the z-axis is correct now, I’m realizing what got me initially was a dirty nozzle that messed up the bed levelling process. Have to keep the nozzle clean (but not with a metal wire brush!) and it stays working pretty reliably.
That wiping pad in the back is not the best of solutions.
Either way, thank you for the kind direction!