diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index d04ba194..81bb9a06 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1355,10 +1355,16 @@ moves_loop:  // When in check, search starts here
     // Bonus for prior countermove that caused the fail low
     else if (!priorCapture && prevSq != SQ_NONE)
     {
-        int bonus = (113 * (depth > 5) + 118 * (PvNode || cutNode)
-                     + 191 * ((ss - 1)->statScore < -14396) + 119 * ((ss - 1)->moveCount > 8)
+        int bonus = (113 * (depth > 5) + 118 * (PvNode || cutNode) + 119 * ((ss - 1)->moveCount > 8)
                      + 64 * (!ss->inCheck && bestValue <= ss->staticEval - 107)
                      + 147 * (!(ss - 1)->inCheck && bestValue <= -(ss - 1)->staticEval - 75));
+
+
+        // proportional to "how much damage we have to undo"
+        if ((ss - 1)->statScore < -8000)
+            bonus += std::clamp(-(ss - 1)->statScore / 100, 0, 250);
+
+
         update_continuation_histories(ss - 1, pos.piece_on(prevSq), prevSq,
                                       stat_bonus(depth) * bonus / 100);
         thisThread->mainHistory[~us][((ss - 1)->currentMove).from_to()]