diff --git a/Marlin/G26_Mesh_Validation_Tool.cpp b/Marlin/G26_Mesh_Validation_Tool.cpp
index 49a29daa9..4f231c2ae 100644
--- a/Marlin/G26_Mesh_Validation_Tool.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/G26_Mesh_Validation_Tool.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
   bool turn_on_heaters();
   bool prime_nozzle();
 
-  static uint16_t circle_flags[16], horizontal_mesh_line_flags[16], vertical_mesh_line_flags[16], continue_with_closest = 0;
+  static uint16_t circle_flags[16], horizontal_mesh_line_flags[16], vertical_mesh_line_flags[16];
   float g26_e_axis_feedrate = 0.020,
         random_deviation = 0.0,
         layer_height = LAYER_HEIGHT;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 
   static int8_t prime_flag = 0;
 
-  static bool keep_heaters_on = false;
+  static bool continue_with_closest, keep_heaters_on;
 
   static int16_t g26_repeats;
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 
       //debug_current_and_destination(PSTR("Done with current circle."));
 
-    } while (location.x_index >= 0 && location.y_index >= 0 && g26_repeats--);
+    } while (--g26_repeats && location.x_index >= 0 && location.y_index >= 0);
 
     LEAVE:
     lcd_reset_alert_level();
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@
 
       //if (ubl.g26_debug_flag) SERIAL_ECHOLNPGM("  Z bumping by 0.500 to minimize scraping.");
       //todo:  parameterize the bump height with a define
-      move_to(current_position[X_AXIS], current_position[Y_AXIS], current_position[Z_AXIS]+0.500, 0.0);  // Z bump to minimize scraping
-      move_to(sx, sy, sz+0.500, 0.0); // Get to the starting point with no extrusion while bumped
+      move_to(current_position[X_AXIS], current_position[Y_AXIS], current_position[Z_AXIS] + 0.500, 0.0);  // Z bump to minimize scraping
+      move_to(sx, sy, sz + 0.500, 0.0); // Get to the starting point with no extrusion while bumped
     }
 
     move_to(sx, sy, sz, 0.0); // Get to the starting point with no extrusion / un-Z bump
@@ -655,9 +655,11 @@
     prime_length          = PRIME_LENGTH;
     bed_temp              = BED_TEMP;
     hotend_temp           = HOTEND_TEMP;
-    ooze_amount           = OOZE_AMOUNT;
     prime_flag            = 0;
-    keep_heaters_on       = false;
+
+    ooze_amount           = code_seen('O') && code_has_value() ? code_value_linear_units() : OOZE_AMOUNT;
+    keep_heaters_on       = code_seen('K') && code_value_bool();
+    continue_with_closest = code_seen('C') && code_value_bool();
 
     if (code_seen('B')) {
       bed_temp = code_value_temp_abs();
@@ -667,8 +669,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (code_seen('C')) continue_with_closest++;
-
     if (code_seen('L')) {
       layer_height = code_value_linear_units();
       if (!WITHIN(layer_height, 0.0, 2.0)) {
@@ -699,11 +699,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (code_seen('K')) keep_heaters_on++;
-
-    if (code_seen('O') && code_has_value())
-      ooze_amount = code_value_linear_units();
-
     if (code_seen('P')) {
       if (!code_has_value())
         prime_flag = -1;
@@ -740,33 +735,19 @@
 
     if (code_seen('M')) {
       randomSeed(millis());
+      // This setting will persist for the next G26
       random_deviation = code_has_value() ? code_value_float() : 50.0;
     }
 
-    if (code_seen('R')) {
-      g26_repeats = code_has_value() ? code_value_int() : 999;
-
-      if (g26_repeats <= 0) {
-        SERIAL_PROTOCOLLNPGM("?(R)epeat value not plausible; must be greater than 0.");
-        return UBL_ERR;
-      }
-
-      g26_repeats--;
-    }
-
-
-    x_pos = current_position[X_AXIS];
-    y_pos = current_position[Y_AXIS];
-
-    if (code_seen('X')) {
-      x_pos = code_value_float();
-    }
-
-    if (code_seen('Y')) {
-      y_pos = code_value_float();
+    g26_repeats = code_seen('R') ? (code_has_value() ? code_value_int() : 999) : 1;
+    if (g26_repeats < 1) {
+      SERIAL_PROTOCOLLNPGM("?(R)epeat value not plausible; must be at least 1.");
+      return UBL_ERR;
     }
 
-    if ( ! position_is_reachable_xy( x_pos, y_pos )) {
+    x_pos = code_seen('X') ? code_value_linear_units() : current_position[X_AXIS];
+    y_pos = code_seen('Y') ? code_value_linear_units() : current_position[Y_AXIS];
+    if (!position_is_reachable_xy(x_pos, y_pos)) {
       SERIAL_PROTOCOLLNPGM("?Specified X,Y coordinate out of bounds.");
       return UBL_ERR;
     }