diff --git a/examples/maze/random_scala.scad b/examples/maze/random_scala.scad
index 95322251..3508361c 100644
--- a/examples/maze/random_scala.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/random_scala.scad
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module random_scala(rows, columns, start, width, height) {
 random_scala(
     rows = 2, 
     columns = 3,
-    start = [0, 0],
+    start = [1, 1],
     width = .5,
     height = .25
 );
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diff --git a/examples/maze/senbon_torii.scad b/examples/maze/senbon_torii.scad
index 151460d1..a40d54a3 100644
--- a/examples/maze/senbon_torii.scad
+++ b/examples/maze/senbon_torii.scad
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use <maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad>;
 
 rows = 2;
 columns = 2;
-start = [0, 0];
+start = [1, 1];
 width = .5;
 height = .05;
 test_torii = "FALSE"; // [TRUE, FALSE]
diff --git a/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad b/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad
index ed533281..4b5c17dc 100644
--- a/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad
+++ b/src/maze/mz_hamiltonian.scad
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ function mz_hamiltonian(rows, columns, start, seed) =
         ),
         dot_pts = dedup(sort(all, by = "vt"), sorted = true)
     )
-    _mz_hamiltonian_travel(dot_pts, start, rows * columns * 4);
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+    _mz_hamiltonian_travel(dot_pts, start + [-1, -1], rows * columns * 4);
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