diff --git a/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK3.5.cpp b/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK3.5.cpp
index 3ea95ef891..bb00bc7ed9 100644
--- a/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK3.5.cpp
+++ b/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK3.5.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ const AxisConfig_t selftest::Config_XAxis = {
     .axis = X_AXIS,
     .steps = xy_fr_table_size,
     .movement_dir = 1,
-    .park = false,
-    .park_pos = 0,
+    .park = true,
+    .park_pos = 125, // park in the middle to not hit stuff in enclosure (BFW-5966)
 }; // MINI has movement_dir -1
 
 const AxisConfig_t selftest::Config_YAxis = {
diff --git a/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK4.cpp b/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK4.cpp
index 1a1008c52f..701dd05237 100644
--- a/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK4.cpp
+++ b/src/common/selftest/selftest_MK4.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ const AxisConfig_t selftest::Config_XAxis = {
     .axis = X_AXIS,
     .steps = xy_fr_table_size,
     .movement_dir = 1,
-    .park = false,
-    .park_pos = 0,
+    .park = true,
+    .park_pos = 125, // park in the middle to not hit stuff in enclosure (BFW-5966)
 }; // MINI has movement_dir -1
 
 const AxisConfig_t selftest::Config_YAxis = {