diff --git a/src/opt/opt_context.cpp b/src/opt/opt_context.cpp
index ceab047b7..f227d3c04 100644
--- a/src/opt/opt_context.cpp
+++ b/src/opt/opt_context.cpp
@@ -710,22 +710,25 @@ namespace opt {
 
     void context::update_lower(bool override) {
         expr_ref val(m);
-        rational r(0);
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < m_objectives.size(); ++i) {
             objective const& obj = m_objectives[i];
+            rational r;
             switch(obj.m_type) {
             case O_MINIMIZE:
                 if (m_model->eval(obj.m_term, val) && is_numeral(val, r)) {
+                    r += obj.m_offset;
                     m_optsmt.update_lower(obj.m_index, inf_eps(-r), override);
                 }
                 break;
             case O_MAXIMIZE:
                 if (m_model->eval(obj.m_term, val) && is_numeral(val, r)) {
+                    r += obj.m_offset;
                     m_optsmt.update_lower(obj.m_index, inf_eps(r), override);
                 }
                 break;
             case O_MAXSMT: {
                 bool ok = true;
+                r = obj.m_offset;
                 for (unsigned j = 0; ok && j < obj.m_terms.size(); ++j) {
                     if (m_model->eval(obj.m_terms[j], val)) {
                         if (!m.is_true(val)) {
diff --git a/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp b/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp
index 112b0522a..f19c5c77e 100644
--- a/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp
+++ b/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ namespace opt {
                 if (!m_assignment.back()) {
                     m_upper += m_weights[i];
                 }
+                TRACE("opt", tout << "evaluate: " << val << "\n";);
             }
         }
         expr* mk_not(expr* e) {