diff --git a/unit_tests/tests/test_idle_controller.cpp b/unit_tests/tests/test_idle_controller.cpp
index aa6a81eb80..5d6abb05a7 100644
--- a/unit_tests/tests/test_idle_controller.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/tests/test_idle_controller.cpp
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ TEST(idle_v2, crankingOpenLoop) {
 TEST(idle_v2, runningOpenLoopBasic) {
 	EngineTestHelper eth(engine_type_e::TEST_ENGINE);
 	IdleController dut;
-
-	engineConfiguration->manIdlePosition = 50;
+	// this config would be removed (cltIdleCorr will contain the position not the multiplier)
+	engineConfiguration->manIdlePosition = 1;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < efi::size(config->cltIdleCorrBins); i++) {
 		config->cltIdleCorrBins[i] = i * 10;
-		config->cltIdleCorr[i] = i * 0.1f;
+		config->cltIdleCorr[i] = 50 * (i * 0.1f);
 	}
 
 	EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(5, dut.getRunningOpenLoop(IIdleController::Phase::Cranking, 0, 10, 0));
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ TEST(idle_v2, runningFanAcBump) {
 	EngineTestHelper eth(engine_type_e::TEST_ENGINE);
 	IdleController dut;
 
-	engineConfiguration->manIdlePosition = 50;
+	engineConfiguration->manIdlePosition = 1;
 	engineConfiguration->acIdleExtraOffset = 9;
 	engineConfiguration->fan1ExtraIdle = 7;
 	engineConfiguration->fan2ExtraIdle = 3;
 
-	setArrayValues(config->cltIdleCorr, 1.0f);
+	setArrayValues(config->cltIdleCorr, 50.0f);
 
 	// Start with fan off
 	enginePins.fanRelay.setValue(0);
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ TEST(idle_v2, idleAdderShouldNotAffectNonIdleAreas) {
 	EngineTestHelper eth(engine_type_e::TEST_ENGINE);
 	IdleController dut;
 
-	engineConfiguration->manIdlePosition = 50;
+	engineConfiguration->manIdlePosition = 1;
 	engineConfiguration->acIdleExtraOffset = 9;
 
-	setArrayValues(config->cltIdleCorr, 1.0f);
+	setArrayValues(config->cltIdleCorr, 50.0f);
 
 	// Should be base position
 	EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(50, dut.getRunningOpenLoop(IIdleController::Phase::Cranking, 0, 10, 0));