diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 3776e84b..66c5ff43 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ void SearchManager::pv(Search::Worker&           worker,
         if (!isExact)
             info.bound = bound;
 
-        TimePoint time = tm.elapsed_time() + 1;
+        TimePoint time = std::max(TimePoint(1), tm.elapsed_time());
         info.timeMs    = time;
         info.nodes     = nodes;
         info.nps       = nodes * 1000 / time;