diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 50f5939d..340d993a 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ void Thread::idle_loop() {
   while (!exit)
   {
       // If this thread has been assigned work, launch a search
-      if (searching)
+      while (searching)
       {
           Threads.mutex.lock();