diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 7f29f771..5e9cd463 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ void Thread::search() {
               mainThread->iterValue[i] = mainThread->bestPreviousScore;
   }
 
+  std::copy(&lowPlyHistory[2][0], &lowPlyHistory.back().back() + 1, &lowPlyHistory[0][0]);
+  std::fill(&lowPlyHistory[MAX_LPH - 2][0], &lowPlyHistory.back().back() + 1, 0);
+
   size_t multiPV = Options["MultiPV"];
 
   // Pick integer skill levels, but non-deterministically round up or down
diff --git a/src/thread.cpp b/src/thread.cpp
index 88331f06..2e0c216e 100644
--- a/src/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/thread.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ void ThreadPool::start_thinking(Position& pos, StateListPtr& states,
       th->rootDepth = th->completedDepth = 0;
       th->rootMoves = rootMoves;
       th->rootPos.set(pos.fen(), pos.is_chess960(), &setupStates->back(), th);
-      th->lowPlyHistory.fill(0);
   }
 
   setupStates->back() = tmp;