diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 5cef5c40..e73f68ff 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1552,12 +1552,11 @@ moves_loop: // When in check, search starts here
           && (*contHist[1])[pos.moved_piece(move)][to_sq(move)] < 0)
           continue;
 
-      // movecount pruning for quiet check evasions
+      // We prune after 2nd quiet check evasion where being 'in check' is implicitly checked through the counter
+      // and being a 'quiet' apart from being a tt move is assumed after an increment because captures are pushed ahead.
       if (   bestValue > VALUE_TB_LOSS_IN_MAX_PLY
-          && quietCheckEvasions > 1
-          && !capture
-          && ss->inCheck)
-          continue;
+          && quietCheckEvasions > 1)
+          break;
 
       quietCheckEvasions += !capture && ss->inCheck;