diff --git a/firmware/config/engines/mazda_miata_1_6.cpp b/firmware/config/engines/mazda_miata_1_6.cpp
index 13e8de2da6..73578ca2a0 100644
--- a/firmware/config/engines/mazda_miata_1_6.cpp
+++ b/firmware/config/engines/mazda_miata_1_6.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,12 @@ void setMiataNA6_MAP_Configuration(DECLARE_ENGINE_PARAMETER_SIGNATURE) {
 	// chartsize 200
 	engineConfiguration->engineChartSize = 200;
 
-	// set cranking_fuel 5
-	engineConfiguration->cranking.baseFuel = 5;
+	engineConfiguration->idleMode == IM_AUTO;
+
+	// cold start works better with baseFuel = 8
+	// maybe adjust CLT correction?
+	// set cranking_fuel 8
+	engineConfiguration->cranking.baseFuel = 8;
 
 	engineConfiguration->specs.displacement = 1.6;
 
diff --git a/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.cpp b/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.cpp
index 25c7a0c4d3..bf3e2a7958 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.cpp
+++ b/firmware/controllers/algo/engine_configuration.cpp
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ void setDefaultConfiguration(DECLARE_ENGINE_PARAMETER_SIGNATURE) {
 	engineConfiguration->idleRpmPid.pFactor = 0.05;
 	engineConfiguration->idleRpmPid.iFactor = 0.002;
 
-	engineConfiguration->idleRpmPid.minValue = 5;
-	engineConfiguration->idleRpmPid.maxValue = 95;
+	engineConfiguration->idleRpmPid.minValue = 0.1;
+	engineConfiguration->idleRpmPid.maxValue = 99;
 	boardConfiguration->idlePidDeactivationTpsThreshold = 2;
 
 	boardConfiguration->idle.solenoidFrequency = 200;
diff --git a/firmware/controllers/idle_thread.cpp b/firmware/controllers/idle_thread.cpp
index 16eda7b506..f70d38a328 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/idle_thread.cpp
+++ b/firmware/controllers/idle_thread.cpp
@@ -315,10 +315,13 @@ private:
 		if (cisnan(clt))
 			cltCorrection = 1.0f;
 		// Use separate CLT correction table for cranking
-		else if (engineConfiguration->overrideCrankingIacSetting && !isRunning)
+		else if (engineConfiguration->overrideCrankingIacSetting && !isRunning) {
 			cltCorrection = interpolate2d("cltCrankingT", clt, config->cltCrankingCorrBins, config->cltCrankingCorr, CLT_CRANKING_CURVE_SIZE) / PERCENT_MULT;
-		else
+		} else {
+			// this value would be ignored if running in AUTO mode
+			// but we need it while cranking in AUTO mode
 			cltCorrection = interpolate2d("cltT", clt, config->cltIdleCorrBins, config->cltIdleCorr, CLT_CURVE_SIZE) / PERCENT_MULT;
+		}
 
 		percent_t iacPosition;