diff --git a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
index d463fd93b..65a6eff97 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ namespace smt {
         m_asserted_formulas.updt_params(p);
     }
 
+    unsigned context::relevancy_lvl() const {
+        return std::min(m_relevancy_lvl, m_fparams.m_relevancy_lvl);
+    }
+
     void context::copy(context& src_ctx, context& dst_ctx) {
         ast_manager& dst_m = dst_ctx.get_manager();
         ast_manager& src_m = src_ctx.get_manager();
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ namespace smt {
 
         TRACE("relevancy",
               tout << "is_atom: " << d.is_atom() << " is relevant: " << is_relevant_core(l) << "\n";);
-        if (d.is_atom() && (m_relevancy_lvl == 0 || (m_relevancy_lvl == 1 && !d.is_quantifier()) || is_relevant_core(l)))
+        if (d.is_atom() && (relevancy_lvl() == 0 || (relevancy_lvl() == 1 && !d.is_quantifier()) || is_relevant_core(l)))
             m_atom_propagation_queue.push_back(l);
 
         if (m.has_trace_stream())
@@ -1582,8 +1586,8 @@ namespace smt {
             bool_var_data & d = get_bdata(v);
             SASSERT(relevancy());
             // Quantifiers are only asserted when marked as relevant.
-            // Other atoms are only asserted when marked as relevant if m_relevancy_lvl >= 2
-            if (d.is_atom() && (d.is_quantifier() || m_relevancy_lvl >= 2)) {
+            // Other atoms are only asserted when marked as relevant if relevancy_lvl >= 2
+            if (d.is_atom() && (d.is_quantifier() || relevancy_lvl() >= 2)) {
                 lbool val  = get_assignment(v);
                 if (val != l_undef)
                     m_atom_propagation_queue.push_back(literal(v, val == l_false));
diff --git a/src/smt/smt_context.h b/src/smt/smt_context.h
index ff0c4609b..5151b1844 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_context.h
+++ b/src/smt/smt_context.h
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ namespace smt {
         }
 
         bool relevancy() const {
-            return m_relevancy_lvl > 0;
+            return relevancy_lvl() > 0;
         }
 
-        unsigned relevancy_lvl() const { return m_relevancy_lvl; }
+        unsigned relevancy_lvl() const;
 
         enode * get_enode(expr const * n) const {
             SASSERT(e_internalized(n));
diff --git a/src/smt/smt_internalizer.cpp b/src/smt/smt_internalizer.cpp
index 0f3dd2b5c..9359ecd2e 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_internalizer.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/smt_internalizer.cpp
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ namespace smt {
         // Reason: when a learned clause becomes unit, it should mark the
         // unit literal as relevant. When binary_clause_opt is used,
         // it is not possible to distinguish between learned and non-learned clauses.
-        if (lemma && m_relevancy_lvl >= 2)
+        if (lemma && relevancy_lvl() >= 2)
             return false; 
         if (m_base_lvl > 0)
             return false;