diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 11373707..ad59b35a 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1067,7 +1067,12 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
                 // we assume this expected cut-node is not singular (multiple moves fail high),
                 // and we can prune the whole subtree by returning a softbound.
                 else if (singularBeta >= beta)
+                {
+                    if (!ttCapture)
+                        update_quiet_stats(pos, ss, *this, ttMove, -stat_malus(depth));
+
                     return singularBeta;
+                }
 
                 // Negative extensions
                 // If other moves failed high over (ttValue - margin) without the ttMove on a reduced search,