diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index c1a7d5880..05f9b47fa 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ using namespace Search;
 namespace {
 
 constexpr int SEARCHEDLIST_CAPACITY = 32;
+constexpr int mainHistoryDefault = 68;
 using SearchedList                  = ValueList<Move, SEARCHEDLIST_CAPACITY>;
 
 // (*Scalers):
@@ -312,6 +313,10 @@ void Search::Worker::iterative_deepening() {
 
     lowPlyHistory.fill(97);
 
+    for (Color c: {WHITE, BLACK})
+        for (int i = 0; i < UINT_16_HISTORY_SIZE; i++)
+            mainHistory[c][i] = (mainHistory[c][i] - mainHistoryDefault) * 3 / 4 + mainHistoryDefault;
+
     // Iterative deepening loop until requested to stop or the target depth is reached
     while (++rootDepth < MAX_PLY && !threads.stop
            && !(limits.depth && mainThread && rootDepth > limits.depth))
@@ -578,7 +583,7 @@ void Search::Worker::undo_null_move(Position& pos) { pos.undo_null_move(); }
 
 // Reset histories, usually before a new game
 void Search::Worker::clear() {
-    mainHistory.fill(68);
+    mainHistory.fill(mainHistoryDefault);
     captureHistory.fill(-689);
 
     // Each thread is responsible for clearing their part of shared history