diff --git a/src/rove_navigation/config/rove_nav_params.yaml b/src/rove_navigation/config/rove_nav_params.yaml
index 319d890..098d775 100644
--- a/src/rove_navigation/config/rove_nav_params.yaml
+++ b/src/rove_navigation/config/rove_nav_params.yaml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ controller_server:
       simulate_ahead_time: 1.0
       plugin: "dwb_core::DWBLocalPlanner"
       debug_trajectory_details: true
-      min_vel_x: 0.0
+      min_vel_x: -0.4
       min_vel_y: 0.0
       max_vel_x: 0.4
       max_vel_y: 0.0