diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index 058970f8..264c5020 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ EXE      = berserk
 SRC      = attacks.c bench.c berserk.c bits.c board.c eval.c history.c move.c movegen.c movepick.c perft.c random.c \
 		   search.c see.c tb.c thread.c transposition.c uci.c util.c zobrist.c nn/accumulator.c nn/evaluate.c pyrrhic/tbprobe.c
 CC       = clang
-VERSION  = 20240227
+VERSION  = 20240229
 MAIN_NETWORK = berserk-e4712455eaf4.nn
 EVALFILE = $(MAIN_NETWORK)
 DEFS     = -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -DEVALFILE=\"$(EVALFILE)\" -DNDEBUG
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 86a56f13..aabce584 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@ int Negamax(int alpha, int beta, int depth, int cutnode, ThreadData* thread, PV*
       if (cutnode)
         R += 1 + !IsCap(move);
 
+      if (ttDepth >= depth)
+        R--;
+
       // prevent dropping into QS, extending, or reducing all extensions
       R = Min(newDepth, Max(R, 1));