diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursion.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursion.java
index 00c3fedca71f..c818aa8c888c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursion.java
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@
  * ends are marked with different integers.
  */
 public final class MazeRecursion {
+    private static final int OPEN = 0;
+    private static final int PATH = 2;
+    private static final int DEAD_END = 3;
+
+    private static final int DEFAULT_START_ROW = 1;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_START_COLUMN = 1;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_GOAL_ROW = 6;
+    private static final int DEFAULT_GOAL_COLUMN = 5;
+
+    // Each entry is {rowDelta, colDelta}
+    // down -> right -> up -> left
     private static final int[][] FIRST_STRATEGY_DIRECTIONS = {{1, 0}, {0, 1}, {-1, 0}, {0, -1}};
+    // up -> right -> down -> left
     private static final int[][] SECOND_STRATEGY_DIRECTIONS = {{-1, 0}, {0, 1}, {1, 0}, {0, -1}};
 
     private MazeRecursion() {
@@ -21,14 +33,7 @@ private MazeRecursion() {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the maze is null, empty, or not rectangular
      */
     public static int[][] solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(int[][] map) {
-        validateMaze(map);
-        if (!isInBounds(map, 1, 1) || !isInBounds(map, 6, 5)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        if (map[6][5] == 2) {
-            return map;
-        }
-        return solve(map, 1, 1, 6, 5, FIRST_STRATEGY_DIRECTIONS) ? map : null;
+        return solveWithDefaultEndpoints(map, FIRST_STRATEGY_DIRECTIONS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -40,14 +45,7 @@ public static int[][] solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(int[][] map) {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the maze is null, empty, or not rectangular
      */
     public static int[][] solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(int[][] map) {
-        validateMaze(map);
-        if (!isInBounds(map, 1, 1) || !isInBounds(map, 6, 5)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        if (map[6][5] == 2) {
-            return map;
-        }
-        return solve(map, 1, 1, 6, 5, SECOND_STRATEGY_DIRECTIONS) ? map : null;
+        return solveWithDefaultEndpoints(map, SECOND_STRATEGY_DIRECTIONS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -84,12 +82,23 @@ public static int[][] solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(int[][] map, int startRow, in
         return solve(map, startRow, startColumn, goalRow, goalColumn, SECOND_STRATEGY_DIRECTIONS) ? map : null;
     }
 
+    private static int[][] solveWithDefaultEndpoints(int[][] map, int[][] directions) {
+        validateMaze(map);
+        if (!isInBounds(map, DEFAULT_START_ROW, DEFAULT_START_COLUMN) || !isInBounds(map, DEFAULT_GOAL_ROW, DEFAULT_GOAL_COLUMN)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (map[DEFAULT_GOAL_ROW][DEFAULT_GOAL_COLUMN] == PATH) {
+            return map;
+        }
+        return solve(map, DEFAULT_START_ROW, DEFAULT_START_COLUMN, DEFAULT_GOAL_ROW, DEFAULT_GOAL_COLUMN, directions) ? map : null;
+    }
+
     private static boolean solve(int[][] map, int row, int column, int goalRow, int goalColumn, int[][] directions) {
-        if (!isInBounds(map, row, column) || map[row][column] != 0) {
+        if (!isInBounds(map, row, column) || map[row][column] != OPEN) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        map[row][column] = 2;
+        map[row][column] = PATH;
         if (row == goalRow && column == goalColumn) {
             return true;
         }
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ private static boolean solve(int[][] map, int row, int column, int goalRow, int
             }
         }
 
-        map[row][column] = 3;
+        map[row][column] = DEAD_END;
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursionTest.java
index 7d8a0c66c262..7af4c9ea7fca 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/backtracking/MazeRecursionTest.java
@@ -163,4 +163,50 @@ public void testSolveMazeUsingFirstAndSecondStrategy() {
         assertArrayEquals(expectedMap1, solvedMap1);
         assertArrayEquals(expectedMap2, solvedMap2);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSmallMazeWithCustomStartAndTarget() {
+        int[][] map = {{0, 0}, {0, 0}};
+        int[][] result = MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(map, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+        assertArrayEquals(new int[][] {{2, 0}, {2, 2}}, result); // down -> right
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSecondStrategyKeepsItsTraversalOrder() {
+        int[][] map = {{0, 0}, {0, 0}};
+        int[][] result = MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(map, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+        assertArrayEquals(new int[][] {{2, 2}, {0, 2}}, result); // right -> down
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDefaultTargetOutsideSmallMazeReturnsNull() {
+        assertNull(MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(new int[][] {{0, 0}, {0, 0}}));
+        assertNull(MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(new int[][] {{0, 0}, {0, 0}}));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testNullAndEmptyMaze() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(null));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(new int[][] {}));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(new int[][] {{}}));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testJaggedMazeThrows() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(new int[][] {{0, 0}, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 1));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(new int[][] {{0}, {0, 0}}, 0, 0, 1, 1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testStartOrTargetOutOfBoundsThrows() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(new int[][] {{0, 0}, {0, 0}}, -1, 0, 1, 1));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(new int[][] {{0, 0}, {0, 0}}, 0, 0, 2, 2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testUnsolvableMazeReturnsNull() {
+        int[][] map = {{0, 1}, {1, 0}};
+        assertNull(MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingFirstStrategy(map, 0, 0, 1, 1));
+        assertNull(MazeRecursion.solveMazeUsingSecondStrategy(map, 0, 0, 1, 1));
+    }
 }