diff --git a/src/UCTNode.cpp b/src/UCTNode.cpp
index 1fffe16fa..3f008e4f1 100644
--- a/src/UCTNode.cpp
+++ b/src/UCTNode.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ bool UCTNode::create_children(std::atomic<int>& nodecount,
     if (state.board.white_to_move()) {
         m_net_eval = 1.0f - m_net_eval;
     }
+    update(m_net_eval);
     eval = m_net_eval;
 
     std::vector<Network::ScoreVertexPair> nodelist;
diff --git a/src/UCTSearch.cpp b/src/UCTSearch.cpp
index 5b327fc15..fdc1b2c50 100644
--- a/src/UCTSearch.cpp
+++ b/src/UCTSearch.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ SearchResult UCTSearch::play_simulation(GameState & currstate,
         if (currstate.get_passes() >= 2) {
             auto score = currstate.final_score();
             result = SearchResult::from_score(score);
+            node->update(result.eval());
         } else if (m_nodes < MAX_TREE_SIZE) {
             float eval;
             const auto had_children = node->has_children();
@@ -220,12 +221,12 @@ SearchResult UCTSearch::play_simulation(GameState & currstate,
             next->invalidate();
         } else {
             result = play_simulation(currstate, next);
+            if (result.valid()) {
+                node->update(result.eval());
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    if (result.valid()) {
-        node->update(result.eval());
-    }
     node->virtual_loss_undo();
 
     return result;