diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index fac1e7d8d..1c3f4b97f 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Hongzhi Cheng
 Ivan Ivec (IIvec)
 Jacques B. (Timshel)
 Jake Senne (w1wwwwww)
+Jakub Ciolek (jake-ciolek)
 Jan Ondruš (hxim)
 Jared Kish (Kurtbusch, kurt22i)
 Jarrod Torriero (DU-jdto)
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index afdda262c..42294ed01 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::qsearch(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta)
                 // we can prune this move.
                 if (!pos.see_ge(move, alpha - futilityBase))
                 {
-                    bestValue = std::min(alpha, futilityBase);
+                    bestValue = std::max(bestValue, std::min(alpha, futilityBase));
                     continue;
                 }
             }