diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 0bf2aef61..d31edc45f 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ jobs:
   timeoutInMinutes: 90  
   pool:
     vmImage: "ubuntu-latest"
-  container: "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:latest"
+  container: "quay.io/pypa/manylinux_2_34_x86_64:latest"
+  condition: eq(1,1) 
   steps:
   - script: "/opt/python/cp38-cp38/bin/python -m venv $PWD/env"
   - script: 'echo "##vso[task.prependpath]$PWD/env/bin"'
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: "ubuntu-latest"
   container: "quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64:latest"
-  condition: eq(0,1) 
   steps:
   - script: curl -L -o /tmp/arm-toolchain.tar.xz 'https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu/11.2-2022.02/binrel/gcc-arm-11.2-2022.02-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz?rev=33c6e30e5ac64e6dba8f0431f2c35f1b&hash=9918A05BF47621B632C7A5C8D2BB438FB80A4480'
   - script: mkdir -p /tmp/arm-toolchain/
diff --git a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
index c7ce4801a..ec889da61 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ namespace smt {
         if (!m_setup.already_configured()) {
             m_fparams.updt_params(p);
         }
+        for (auto th : m_theory_set)
+            if (th)
+                th->updt_params();
     }
 
     unsigned context::relevancy_lvl() const {
diff --git a/src/smt/smt_theory.h b/src/smt/smt_theory.h
index 20c7380eb..8e23a6644 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_theory.h
+++ b/src/smt/smt_theory.h
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ namespace smt {
 
         smt_params const& get_fparams() const;
 
+        virtual void updt_params() {}
+
         enode * get_enode(theory_var v) const {
             SASSERT(v < static_cast<int>(m_var2enode.size()));
             return m_var2enode[v];
diff --git a/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp b/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp
index 2c58400ba..9af1c492f 100644
--- a/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/theory_lra.cpp
@@ -870,15 +870,10 @@ public:
         get_zero(true);
         get_zero(false);
 
+
         lp().updt_params(ctx().get_params());
         lp().settings().set_resource_limit(m_resource_limit);
         lp().settings().bound_propagation() = bound_prop_mode::BP_NONE != propagation_mode();
-
-        // todo : do not use m_arith_branch_cut_ratio for deciding on cheap cuts
-        unsigned branch_cut_ratio = ctx().get_fparams().m_arith_branch_cut_ratio;
-        lp().set_cut_strategy(branch_cut_ratio);
-        
-        lp().settings().set_run_gcd_test(ctx().get_fparams().m_arith_gcd_test);
         lp().settings().set_random_seed(ctx().get_fparams().m_random_seed);
         m_lia = alloc(lp::int_solver, *m_solver.get());
     }
@@ -4199,6 +4194,13 @@ public:
         m_bound_predicate = nullptr;
     }
 
+    void updt_params() {
+        if (m_solver)
+            m_solver->updt_params(ctx().get_params());
+        if (m_nla)
+            m_nla->updt_params(ctx().get_params());
+    }
+
 
     void validate_model(proto_model& mdl) {
 
@@ -4359,6 +4361,10 @@ void theory_lra::setup() {
     m_imp->setup();
 }
 
+void theory_lra::updt_params() {
+    m_imp->updt_params();
+}
+
 void theory_lra::validate_model(proto_model& mdl) {
     m_imp->validate_model(mdl);
 }
diff --git a/src/smt/theory_lra.h b/src/smt/theory_lra.h
index 1624bab0a..64d200506 100644
--- a/src/smt/theory_lra.h
+++ b/src/smt/theory_lra.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ namespace smt {
         bool get_lower(enode* n, rational& r, bool& is_strict);
         bool get_upper(enode* n, rational& r, bool& is_strict);
         void solve_for(vector<solution>& s) override;
+
+        void updt_params() override;
                 
         void display(std::ostream & out) const override;