# Calibration moving in wrong direction
**URL:** https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/calibration-moving-in-wrong-direction/6184
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [August 27, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/calibration-moving-in-wrong-direction/6184 "2018-08-27T05:46:34Z")
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### Author:  [@Chippie](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Chippie)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/calibration-moving-in-wrong-direction/6184/1 "2018-08-27T05:46:34Z")
I have my Maslow all set up. I can use the jog buttons and the sled moves in the correct direction. The incremental moves are also accurate.
When I go to do the calibration / test cuts the first move is always going in X+ and Y- direction, it does a cut then heads up to the X+ Y+ direction but goes over the top of the material.
When I look at the simulation in ground control and send it back home the tool is coming from X- Y- back up to zero. So it seems like its working backwards. BUT when you jog the axis around manual it acts normal.
Any suggestion?
Thanks
Brian
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### Author:  [@bar](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/bar)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/calibration-moving-in-wrong-direction/6184/2 "2018-08-28T17:53:17Z")
This sounds to me like an issue with the motor cables being swapped, that’s the first place I would look.
A quick way to test is to run **Actions -\> Test Motors/Encoders** and see if the left motor moves when it says it’s testing the left motor
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### Author:  [@Chippie](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Chippie)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/calibration-moving-in-wrong-direction/6184/3 "2018-08-28T18:16:01Z")
I’ll run the test. However. When I jog x- it goes x- x+ goes x+. Same with Y axis.