If a wobble is brought to an end with a spot at the top of the Championship then I wouldn't mind a couple more before the season is out.
Leeds was frustrating, Sheffield Wednesday was dire but last night was much more like it.
What wasn't there to like? Strikers get the goals, a clean sheet at the other end and a Derby slip-up to allow Boro back to the summit.
Now to make sure the 23 other managers in the Championship are nursing sore necks come the end of the season by looking up the table to Boro sitting high and mighty on top. Let's stay there!
Any concerns that Boro would suffer a three day hangover after the confidence bruising defeat at Sheffield Wednesday were banished.
Karanka's men didn't burst out of the blocks and put Millwall under the cosh from the word go. Anything but.
It was a little scrappy early on. In fact, Millwall should have taken the lead just moments before Bamford fired home the opener but Lee Gregory didn't possess the cool head required to slot the ball under Dimi.
The fine margins of football. Never mind a brief wobble, the Riverside would have shuddered if out-of-form relegation haunted Millwall had grabbed the lead.
Indeed, Ian Holloway's bemoaned his side's lack of composure in front of goal after the game. He had no complaints about the result but pointed to Boro's clinical finishing as the difference between the teams. It was hard to disagree.
Here's what we learnt from the win over Millwall:
Kike was at his best as all three strikers staked a claim
There was a moment in the first half that epitomised Kike's superb display against Millwall.
It wasn't the goal. If anything he got lucky there, his scuffed effort bouncing over David Forde. But he deserved his stroke of luck.
The moment came when a long ball was launched in his direction, sent forward in hope more than ambition.
With three defenders around him Kike took the ball down on his chest with his back to goal, turned his markers and set Boro away on an attack.
Millwall came up against Boro's Spanish striker at his best last night.
He has his doubters. And his goalscoring record isn't as good as it should be this season, especially when you look at the way he started the campaign.
But his goal last night, his first on home turf since the win over Watford in ?October, should give him the shot of confidence he needs.
And his glorious step-over for Bamford's opener was pivotal in setting Boro on their way to victory.
It was a night when all of Boro's forward players deserve a pat on the back. Bamford, playing in the role off the right where we know he isn't at his happiest, was superb and Vossen grabbed his goal when he came off the bench.
Aitor Karanka reiterated his stance after the game that he has never once doubted his strikers. A flurry of goals from the three of them from now until the end of the season will go a long way to ensuring Boro hold on to a spot in the top two.
A welcome return to the 4-2-3-1
Gone are the days when Karanka is criticised for not being flexible enough when it comes to Boro's formation.
Instead, the return of the favoured 4-2-3-1 was met with open arms last night. And I for one would be more than happy for it to stay that way from now until the end of the season.
It's the set-up that this Boro side has been designed to play and one in which they look at their best. Undoubtedly.
Other than the injured Daniel Ayala, the back-line was at its strongest, and Clayton, short of his best in recent weeks, was back to his swashbuckling self alongside his sparring partner in the middle.
Ian Holloway described Lee Tomlin as an "absolute genius" post-match. And this was a game in which Boro's No.10 wasn't quite firing on all cylinders.
There's no doubt Sheffield Wednesday's pitch was a major contributor to Karanka changing his set-up on Saturday.
Let's hope the rest of the groundsmen in the Championship follow in Boro's footsteps and keep their playing carpet in excellent condition if it means Karanka sticking with the formation that allows his side to play at their absolute best.
Millwall will be glad to see the back of Boro this season
The aggregate score of 8-1 tells you all you need to know.
When Millwall's club coach left Teesside territory last night, the under-fire boss would have been excused for breathing a sigh of relief.
For Boro have absolutely terrorised his side this year.
Five goals at The Den - Karanka said it should have been eight - and three more last night.
Holloway, a self-proclaimed optimist, and the chirpiest manager you're likely to find in the Championship, looked despondent last after the game last night. Who'd blame him.
Had Leo boomed over to the opposing dug-out and burst into a rendition of "Can we play you every week" the Milllwall bench could have had no complaints.
Three more points and three goals better off in the goals scored column. A few more convincing home victories before the season is out would do Boro's goal difference the world of good.
And Karanka knows just the men to do the job - his three strikers.
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