diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 46cca50f..becaee3a 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -290,15 +290,13 @@ void Thread::search() {
 
   bestValue = delta = alpha = -VALUE_INFINITE;
   beta = VALUE_INFINITE;
+  optimism[us] = optimism[~us] = VALUE_ZERO;
 
   if (mainThread)
   {
 
       int rootComplexity;
-      if (Eval::useNNUE)
-          Eval::NNUE::evaluate(rootPos, true, &rootComplexity);
-      else
-          Eval::evaluate(rootPos, &rootComplexity);
+      Eval::evaluate(rootPos, &rootComplexity);
 
       mainThread->complexity = std::min(1.03 + (rootComplexity - 241) / 1552.0, 1.45);
 
@@ -320,8 +318,6 @@ void Thread::search() {
 
   multiPV = std::min(multiPV, rootMoves.size());
 
-  optimism[us] = optimism[~us] = VALUE_ZERO;
-
   int searchAgainCounter = 0;
 
   // Iterative deepening loop until requested to stop or the target depth is reached