diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index f412d9d6..6275cdf2 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ namespace {
         && !ttMove)
         depth -= 2;
 
-moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
+moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
 
     ttCapture = ttMove && pos.capture_or_promotion(ttMove);
 
@@ -1017,8 +1017,8 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts from here
           {
               // Continuation history based pruning (~20 Elo)
               if (   lmrDepth < 5
-                  && (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] < CounterMovePruneThreshold
-                  && (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] < CounterMovePruneThreshold)
+                  && (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] < (depth == 1 ? 0 : -stat_bonus(depth-1))
+                  && (*contHist[1])[movedPiece][to_sq(move)] < (depth == 1 ? 0 : -stat_bonus(depth-1)))
                   continue;
 
               // Futility pruning: parent node (~5 Elo)