diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index cd535d88..8feedfeb 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ namespace {
     behind |= shift<Down+Down>(behind);
 
     int bonus = popcount(safe) + popcount(behind & safe & ~attackedBy[Them][ALL_PIECES]);
-    int weight = pos.count<ALL_PIECES>(Us) - 2 + pe->blocked_count() / 2;
+    int weight = pos.count<ALL_PIECES>(Us) - 3 + std::min(pe->blocked_count(), 9);
     Score score = make_score(bonus * weight * weight / 16, 0);
 
     if (T)
diff --git a/src/pawns.cpp b/src/pawns.cpp
index a2063a8f..75e6ad7a 100644
--- a/src/pawns.cpp
+++ b/src/pawns.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace {
         phalanx    = neighbours & rank_bb(s);
         support    = neighbours & rank_bb(s - Up);
 
-        e->blockedCount[Us] += bool(blocked);
+        e->blockedCount[Us] += blocked || more_than_one(leverPush);
 
         // A pawn is backward when it is behind all pawns of the same color on
         // the adjacent files and cannot safely advance.