diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index a140e09d1..d4085e3d3 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
     // If we have a good enough capture (or queen promotion) and a reduced search
     // returns a value much above beta, we can (almost) safely prune the previous move.
     probCutBeta = beta + 187 - 56 * improving;
-    if (!PvNode && depth > 3
+    if (depth > 3
         && !is_decisive(beta)
         // If value from transposition table is lower than probCutBeta, don't attempt
         // probCut there and in further interactions with transposition table cutoff
@@ -959,7 +959,9 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
                 Distributed::save(tt, threads, thisThread, ttWriter, posKey,
                                   value_to_tt(value, ss->ply), ss->ttPv, BOUND_LOWER, depth - 3,
                                   move, unadjustedStaticEval, tt.generation());
-                return is_decisive(value) ? value : value - (probCutBeta - beta);
+
+                if (!is_decisive(value))
+                    return value - (probCutBeta - beta);
             }
         }
     }