diff --git a/src/eval/nnue/evaluate_nnue.cpp b/src/eval/nnue/evaluate_nnue.cpp
index 6b3f0b2f..a573c9c7 100644
--- a/src/eval/nnue/evaluate_nnue.cpp
+++ b/src/eval/nnue/evaluate_nnue.cpp
@@ -233,31 +233,27 @@ void prefetch_evalhash(const Key key) {
 // Save and restore Options with bench command etc., so EvalDir is changed at this time,
 // This function may be called twice to flag that the evaluation function needs to be reloaded.
 void load_eval() {
+
+  if (Options["SkipLoadingEval"])
+  {
+      std::cout << "info string SkipLoadingEval set to true, Net not loaded!" << std::endl;
+      return;
+  }
+
   NNUE::Initialize();
 
-  if (!Options["SkipLoadingEval"])
-  {
-    const std::string dir_name = Options["EvalDir"];
-    const std::string file_name = Path::Combine(dir_name, NNUE::kFileName);
-    //{
-    //  std::ofstream stream(file_name, std::ios::binary);
-    //  NNUE::WriteParameters(stream);
-    //}
-    std::ifstream stream(file_name, std::ios::binary);
-    const bool result = NNUE::ReadParameters(stream);
+  const std::string dir_name = Options["EvalDir"];
+  const std::string file_name = Path::Combine(dir_name, NNUE::kFileName);
+
+  std::ifstream stream(file_name, std::ios::binary);
+  const bool result = NNUE::ReadParameters(stream);
+
+  if (!result)
+      // It's a problem if it doesn't finish when there is a read error.
+      std::cout << "Error! " << NNUE::kFileName << " not found or wrong format" << std::endl;
 
-//    ASSERT(result);
-	if (!result)
-	{
-		// It's a problem if it doesn't finish when there is a read error.
-		std::cout << "Error! " << NNUE::kFileName << " not found or wrong format" << std::endl;
-		//my_exit();
-	}
-	else
-	  std::cout << "info string NNUE " << NNUE::kFileName << " found & loaded" << std::endl;
-  }
   else
-    std::cout << "info string NNUE " << NNUE::kFileName << " not loaded" << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "info string NNUE " << NNUE::kFileName << " found & loaded" << std::endl;
 }
 
 // Initialization
diff --git a/src/learn/learner.cpp b/src/learn/learner.cpp
index 94991948..58719821 100644
--- a/src/learn/learner.cpp
+++ b/src/learn/learner.cpp
@@ -3092,7 +3092,7 @@ void learn(Position&, istringstream& is)
 	//}
 	if (use_convert_bin)
 	{
-	  	is_ready(true);
+	  	init_nnue(true);
 		cout << "convert_bin.." << endl;
 		convert_bin(filenames,output_file_name, ply_minimum, ply_maximum, interpolate_eval);
 		return;
@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ void learn(Position&, istringstream& is)
 	}
 	if (use_convert_bin_from_pgn_extract)
 	{
-		is_ready(true);
+		init_nnue(true);
 		cout << "convert_bin_from_pgn-extract.." << endl;
 		convert_bin_from_pgn_extract(filenames, output_file_name, pgn_eval_side_to_move);
 		return;
@@ -3166,7 +3166,7 @@ void learn(Position&, istringstream& is)
 	cout << "init.." << endl;
 
 	// Read evaluation function parameters
-	is_ready(true);
+	init_nnue(true);
 
 #if !defined(EVAL_NNUE)
 	cout << "init_grad.." << endl;
diff --git a/src/learn/multi_think.cpp b/src/learn/multi_think.cpp
index d511c277..ba2c47d4 100644
--- a/src/learn/multi_think.cpp
+++ b/src/learn/multi_think.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void MultiThink::go_think()
 	// Read evaluation function, etc.
 	// In the case of the learn command, the value of the evaluation function may be corrected after reading the evaluation function, so
 	// Skip memory corruption check.
-	is_ready(true);
+	init_nnue(true);
 
 	// Call the derived class's init().
 	init();
diff --git a/src/uci.cpp b/src/uci.cpp
index a95a629d..6d86ebca 100644
--- a/src/uci.cpp
+++ b/src/uci.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Learner
 void test_cmd(Position& pos, istringstream& is)
 {
     // Initialize as it may be searched.
-    is_ready();
+    init_nnue();
 
     std::string param;
     is >> param;
@@ -209,7 +209,14 @@ namespace {
         }
         else if (token == "setoption")  setoption(is);
         else if (token == "position")   position(pos, is, states);
-        else if (token == "ucinewgame") { Search::clear(); elapsed = now(); } // Search::clear() may take some while
+        else if (token == "ucinewgame")
+        {
+#if defined(EVAL_NNUE)
+            init_nnue();
+#endif
+            Search::clear();
+            elapsed = now(); // Search::clear() may take some while
+        }
     }
 
     elapsed = now() - elapsed + 1; // Ensure positivity to avoid a 'divide by zero'
@@ -250,7 +257,7 @@ namespace {
 
 // Make is_ready_cmd() callable from outside. (Because I want to call it from the bench command etc.)
 // Note that the phase is not initialized.
-void is_ready(bool skipCorruptCheck)
+void init_nnue(bool skipCorruptCheck)
 {
 #if defined(EVAL_NNUE)
   // After receiving "isready", modify so that a line feed is sent every 5 seconds until "readyok" is returned. (keep alive processing)
@@ -260,59 +267,29 @@ void is_ready(bool skipCorruptCheck)
   // -Shogi GUI already does so, so MyShogi will follow along.
   //-Also, the engine side of Yaneura King modifies it so that after "isready" is received, a line feed is sent every 5 seconds until "readyok" is returned.
 
-  auto ended = false;
-  auto th = std::thread([&ended] {
-    int count = 0;
-    while (!ended)
-    {
-      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
-      if (++count >= 50 /* 5 seconds */)
-      {
-        count = 0;
-        sync_cout << sync_endl; // Send a line break.
-      }
-    }
-    });
-
   // Perform processing that may take time, such as reading the evaluation function, at this timing.
   // If you do a time-consuming process at startup, Shogi place will make a timeout judgment and retire the recognition as a thinking engine.
   if (!UCI::load_eval_finished)
   {
-    // Read evaluation function
-    Eval::load_eval();
+      // Read evaluation function
+      Eval::load_eval();
 
-    // Calculate and save checksum (to check for subsequent memory corruption)
-    eval_sum = Eval::calc_check_sum();
+      // Calculate and save checksum (to check for subsequent memory corruption)
+      eval_sum = Eval::calc_check_sum();
 
-    // display soft name
-    Eval::print_softname(eval_sum);
-
-    UCI::load_eval_finished = true;
+      // display soft name
+      Eval::print_softname(eval_sum);
 
+      UCI::load_eval_finished = true;
   }
   else
   {
-    // Check the checksum every time to see if the memory has been corrupted.
-    // It seems that the time is a little wasteful, but it is good because it is about 0.1 seconds.
-    if (!skipCorruptCheck && eval_sum != Eval::calc_check_sum())
-      sync_cout << "Error! : EVAL memory is corrupted" << sync_endl;
+      // Check the checksum every time to see if the memory has been corrupted.
+      // It seems that the time is a little wasteful, but it is good because it is about 0.1 seconds.
+      if (!skipCorruptCheck && eval_sum != Eval::calc_check_sum())
+          sync_cout << "Error! : EVAL memory is corrupted" << sync_endl;
   }
-
-  // For isready, it is promised that the next command will not come until it returns readyok.
-  // Initialize various variables at this timing.
-
-  TT.resize(Options["Hash"]);
-  Search::clear();
-  Time.availableNodes = 0;
-
-  Threads.stop = false;
-
-  // Terminate the thread created to send keep alive and wait.
-  ended = true;
-  th.join();
 #endif  // defined(EVAL_NNUE)
-
-  sync_cout << "readyok" << sync_endl;
 }
 
 
@@ -399,8 +376,14 @@ void UCI::loop(int argc, char* argv[]) {
       else if (token == "setoption")  setoption(is);
       else if (token == "go")         go(pos, is, states);
       else if (token == "position")   position(pos, is, states);
-      else if (token == "ucinewgame") Search::clear();
-      else if (token == "isready")    is_ready();
+      else if (token == "ucinewgame")
+      {
+#if defined(EVAL_NNUE)
+          init_nnue();
+#endif
+          Search::clear();
+      }
+      else if (token == "isready")    sync_cout << "readyok" << sync_endl;
 
       // Additional custom non-UCI commands, mainly for debugging.
       // Do not use these commands during a search!
diff --git a/src/uci.h b/src/uci.h
index 5073262e..6529f90c 100644
--- a/src/uci.h
+++ b/src/uci.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ extern UCI::OptionsMap Options;
 // If skipCorruptCheck == true, skip memory corruption check by check sum when reading the evaluation function a second time.
 // * This function is inconvenient if it is not available in Stockfish, so add it.
 
-void is_ready(bool skipCorruptCheck = false);
+void init_nnue(bool skipCorruptCheck = false);
 
 extern const char* StartFEN;
 
diff --git a/src/ucioption.cpp b/src/ucioption.cpp
index d63caa9f..f067a875 100644
--- a/src/ucioption.cpp
+++ b/src/ucioption.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void on_hash_size(const Option& o) { TT.resize(size_t(o)); }
 void on_logger(const Option& o) { start_logger(o); }
 void on_threads(const Option& o) { Threads.set(size_t(o)); }
 void on_tb_path(const Option& o) { Tablebases::init(o); }
-void on_eval_dir(const Option& o) { load_eval_finished = false; }
+void on_eval_dir(const Option& o) { load_eval_finished = false; init_nnue(); }
 
 
 /// Our case insensitive less() function as required by UCI protocol