diff --git a/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.cpp b/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.cpp
index 49bf20746..59b513d8d 100644
--- a/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.cpp
+++ b/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.cpp
@@ -192,19 +192,9 @@ class hilbert_basis::value_index2 {
     checker                      m_checker;
     vector<numeral>              m_keys;
 
-#if 1    
     numeral const* get_keys(values const& vs) {
         return vs()-1;
     }
-#else
-    numeral const* get_keys(values const& vs) {
-        unsigned sz = m_keys.size();
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < sz; ++i) {
-            m_keys[sz-i-1] = vs()[i-1];
-        }
-        return m_keys.c_ptr();
-    }
-#endif
 
 public:
     value_index2(hilbert_basis& hb): hb(hb), m_init(false) {
@@ -506,7 +496,11 @@ class hilbert_basis::passive2 {
         }
     };
     hilbert_basis&      hb;
-    svector<offset_t>   const& m_sos;
+    svector<offset_t>   m_pos_sos;
+    svector<offset_t>   m_neg_sos;
+    vector<numeral>     m_pos_sos_sum;
+    vector<numeral>     m_neg_sos_sum;
+    vector<numeral>     m_sum_abs;
     unsigned_vector     m_psos;
     svector<offset_t>   m_pas;
     vector<numeral>     m_weight;
@@ -527,40 +521,59 @@ class hilbert_basis::passive2 {
 public:
     passive2(hilbert_basis& hb): 
         hb(hb),
-        m_sos(hb.m_sos),
         m_lt(&m_this),
         m_heap(10, m_lt)
     {
         m_this = this;
     }
 
+    void init(svector<offset_t> const& I) {
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < I.size(); ++i) {
+            numeral const& w = hb.vec(I[i]).weight();
+            if (w.is_pos()) {
+                m_pos_sos.push_back(I[i]);
+                m_pos_sos_sum.push_back(sum_abs(I[i]));
+            }
+            else {
+                m_neg_sos.push_back(I[i]);
+                m_neg_sos_sum.push_back(sum_abs(I[i]));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void reset() {
         m_heap.reset();
         m_free_list.reset();
         m_psos.reset();
         m_pas.reset();
+        m_sum_abs.reset();
+        m_pos_sos.reset();
+        m_neg_sos.reset();
+        m_pos_sos_sum.reset();
+        m_neg_sos_sum.reset();
         m_weight.reset();
     }
 
     void insert(offset_t idx, unsigned offset) {
-        SASSERT(!m_sos.empty());
+        SASSERT(!m_pos_sos.empty());
         unsigned v;
-        numeral w = sum_abs(idx) + sum_abs(m_sos[0]);
         if (m_free_list.empty()) {
             v = m_pas.size();
             m_pas.push_back(idx);
             m_psos.push_back(offset);
-            m_weight.push_back(w);
+            m_weight.push_back(numeral(0));
             m_heap.set_bounds(v+1);
+            m_sum_abs.push_back(sum_abs(idx));
         }
         else {
             v = m_free_list.back();
             m_free_list.pop_back();
             m_pas[v] = idx;
             m_psos[v] = offset;
-            m_weight[v] = w;
+            m_weight[v] = numeral(0);
+            m_sum_abs[v] = sum_abs(idx);
         }
-        next_resolvable(v);
+        next_resolvable(hb.vec(idx).weight().is_pos(), v);
     }
 
     bool empty() const {
@@ -570,12 +583,13 @@ public:
     unsigned pop(offset_t& sos, offset_t& pas) {
         SASSERT (!empty());
         unsigned val = static_cast<unsigned>(m_heap.erase_min());
-        unsigned psos = m_psos[val];
-        sos = m_sos[psos];
         pas = m_pas[val];
-        m_psos[val]++;
-        next_resolvable(val);
         numeral old_weight = hb.vec(pas).weight();
+        bool is_positive = old_weight.is_pos();
+        unsigned psos = m_psos[val];
+        sos = is_positive?m_neg_sos[psos]:m_pos_sos[psos];
+        m_psos[val]++;
+        next_resolvable(is_positive, val);
         numeral new_weight = hb.vec(sos).weight() + old_weight;
         if (new_weight.is_pos() != old_weight.is_pos()) {
             psos = 0;
@@ -599,7 +613,7 @@ public:
     public:
         iterator(passive2& p, unsigned i): p(p), m_idx(i) { fwd(); }
         offset_t pas() const { return p.m_pas[m_idx]; }
-        offset_t sos() const { return p.m_sos[p.m_psos[m_idx]]; }
+        offset_t sos() const { return (p.hb.vec(pas()).weight().is_pos()?p.m_neg_sos:p.m_pos_sos)[p.m_psos[m_idx]]; }
         iterator& operator++() { ++m_idx; fwd(); return *this; }
         iterator operator++(int) { iterator tmp = *this; ++*this; return tmp; }
         bool operator==(iterator const& it) const {return m_idx == it.m_idx; }
@@ -614,12 +628,14 @@ public:
         return iterator(*this, m_pas.size());
     }    
 private:
-    void next_resolvable(unsigned v) {
+    void next_resolvable(bool is_positive, unsigned v) {
         offset_t pas = m_pas[v];
-        while (m_psos[v] < m_sos.size()) {
-            offset_t sos = m_sos[m_psos[v]];
-            if (hb.can_resolve(sos, pas)) {
-                m_weight[v] = sum_abs(pas) + sum_abs(sos);
+        svector<offset_t> const& soss = is_positive?m_neg_sos:m_pos_sos;
+        while (m_psos[v] < soss.size()) {
+            unsigned psos = m_psos[v];
+            offset_t sos = soss[psos];
+            if (hb.can_resolve(sos, pas, false)) {
+                m_weight[v] = m_sum_abs[v] + (is_positive?m_neg_sos_sum[psos]:m_pos_sos_sum[psos]);
                 m_heap.insert(v);
                 return;
             }
@@ -745,7 +761,7 @@ unsigned hilbert_basis::get_num_vars() const {
 }
 
 hilbert_basis::values hilbert_basis::vec(offset_t offs) const {
-    return values(m_store.c_ptr() + (get_num_vars() + 1)*offs.m_offset);
+    return values(m_ineqs.size(), m_store.c_ptr() + offs.m_offset);
 }
 
 void hilbert_basis::init_basis() {
@@ -804,6 +820,9 @@ lbool hilbert_basis::saturate_orig(num_vector const& ineq, bool is_eq) {
         offset_t idx = *it;
         values v = vec(idx);
         v.weight() = get_weight(v, ineq);
+        for (unsigned k = 0; k < m_current_ineq; ++k) {
+            v.weight(k) = get_weight(v, m_ineqs[k]);        
+        }
         add_goal(idx);
         if (m_use_support) {
             support.insert(idx.m_offset);
@@ -823,7 +842,7 @@ lbool hilbert_basis::saturate_orig(num_vector const& ineq, bool is_eq) {
             continue;
         }
         for (unsigned i = 0; !m_cancel && i < m_active.size(); ++i) {
-            if ((!m_use_support || support.contains(m_active[i].m_offset)) && can_resolve(idx, m_active[i])) {
+            if ((!m_use_support || support.contains(m_active[i].m_offset)) && can_resolve(idx, m_active[i], true)) {
                 resolve(idx, m_active[i], j);
                 if (add_goal(j)) {
                     j = alloc_vector();
@@ -874,6 +893,9 @@ lbool hilbert_basis::saturate(num_vector const& ineq, bool is_eq) {
         offset_t idx = m_basis[i];
         values v = vec(idx);
         v.weight() = get_weight(v, ineq);
+        for (unsigned k = 0; k < m_current_ineq; ++k) {
+            v.weight(k) = get_weight(v, m_ineqs[k]);        
+        }
         m_index->insert(idx, v);
         if (v.weight().is_zero()) {
             m_zero.push_back(idx);
@@ -886,6 +908,7 @@ lbool hilbert_basis::saturate(num_vector const& ineq, bool is_eq) {
         }
     }
     m_basis.resize(init_basis_size);
+    m_passive2->init(m_sos);
     // ASSERT basis is sorted by weight.
 
     // initialize passive
@@ -902,7 +925,7 @@ lbool hilbert_basis::saturate(num_vector const& ineq, bool is_eq) {
         offset_t sos, pas;
         TRACE("hilbert_basis", display(tout); );
         unsigned offset = m_passive2->pop(sos, pas);
-        SASSERT(can_resolve(sos, pas));
+        SASSERT(can_resolve(sos, pas, true));
         resolve(sos, pas, idx);
         if (is_subsumed(idx)) {
             continue;
@@ -933,14 +956,6 @@ lbool hilbert_basis::saturate(num_vector const& ineq, bool is_eq) {
         m_free_list.push_back(m_basis.back());
         m_basis.pop_back();
     }
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < init_basis_size; ++i) {
-        offset_t idx = m_basis[i];
-        if (vec(idx).weight().is_neg()) {
-            m_basis[i] = m_basis.back();
-            m_basis.pop_back();
-            
-        }
-    }
     m_basis.append(m_zero);
     std::sort(m_basis.begin(), m_basis.end(), vector_lt_t(*this));
     m_zero.reset();
@@ -1051,6 +1066,9 @@ void hilbert_basis::resolve(offset_t i, offset_t j, offset_t r) {
         u[k] = v[k] + w[k];
     }
     u.weight() = v.weight() + w.weight();
+    for (unsigned k = 0; k < m_current_ineq; ++k) {
+        u.weight(k) = v.weight(k) + w.weight(k);
+    }
     TRACE("hilbert_basis_verbose",
           display(tout, i); 
           display(tout, j); 
@@ -1061,10 +1079,11 @@ void hilbert_basis::resolve(offset_t i, offset_t j, offset_t r) {
 
 hilbert_basis::offset_t hilbert_basis::alloc_vector() {
     if (m_free_list.empty()) {
-        unsigned num_vars = get_num_vars();
-        unsigned idx =  m_store.size();
-        m_store.resize(idx + 1 + num_vars);
-        return offset_t(idx/(1+num_vars));
+        unsigned sz  =  m_ineqs.size() + get_num_vars();
+        unsigned idx =  m_store.size();   
+        m_store.resize(idx + sz);
+        // std::cout << "alloc vector: " << idx << " " << sz << " " << m_store.c_ptr() + idx << " " << m_ineqs.size() << "\n";
+        return offset_t(idx);
     }
     else {
         offset_t result = m_free_list.back();
@@ -1099,10 +1118,11 @@ bool hilbert_basis::is_subsumed(offset_t idx)  {
     return false;
 }
 
-bool hilbert_basis::can_resolve(offset_t i, offset_t j) const {
-    if (get_sign(i) == get_sign(j)) {
+bool hilbert_basis::can_resolve(offset_t i, offset_t j, bool check_sign) const {
+    if (check_sign && get_sign(i) == get_sign(j)) {
         return false;
     }
+    SASSERT(get_sign(i) != get_sign(j));
     values const& v1 = vec(i);
     values const& v2 = vec(j);
     if (v1[0].is_one() && v2[0].is_one()) {
@@ -1121,7 +1141,7 @@ bool hilbert_basis::can_resolve(offset_t i, offset_t j) const {
 }
 
 hilbert_basis::sign_t hilbert_basis::get_sign(offset_t idx) const {
-    numeral val = vec(idx).weight();
+    numeral const& val = vec(idx).weight();
     if (val.is_pos()) {
         return pos;
     }
@@ -1265,7 +1285,7 @@ bool hilbert_basis::is_subsumed(offset_t i, offset_t j) const {
         n >= m && (!m.is_neg() || n == m) &&
         is_geq(v, w);
     for (unsigned k = 0; r && k < m_current_ineq; ++k) {
-        r = get_weight(vec(i), m_ineqs[k]) >= get_weight(vec(j), m_ineqs[k]);
+        r = v.weight(k) >= w.weight(k);
     }
     CTRACE("hilbert_basis", r, 
            display(tout, i);
diff --git a/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.h b/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.h
index 78d4d7cec..bad4b1fbd 100644
--- a/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.h
+++ b/src/muz_qe/hilbert_basis.h
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ private:
     class values {
         numeral* m_values;
     public:
-        values(numeral* v):m_values(v) {}
-        numeral& weight() { return m_values[0]; } // value of a*x 
-        numeral& operator[](unsigned i) { return m_values[i+1]; } // value of x_i
-        numeral const& weight() const { return m_values[0]; } // value of a*x 
-        numeral const& operator[](unsigned i) const { return m_values[i+1]; } // value of x_i
-        numeral const* operator()() const { return m_values + 1; }
+        values(unsigned offset, numeral* v): m_values(v+offset) { }
+        numeral& weight()             { return m_values[-1]; } // value of a*x 
+        numeral const& weight() const { return m_values[-1]; } // value of a*x 
+        numeral& weight(int i)   { return m_values[-2-i]; } // value of b_i*x for 0 <= i < current inequality. 
+        numeral const& weight(int i) const { return m_values[-2-i]; } // value of b_i*x 
+        numeral& operator[](unsigned i) { return m_values[i]; } // value of x_i
+        numeral const& operator[](unsigned i) const { return m_values[i]; } // value of x_i
+        numeral const* operator()() const { return m_values; }
     };
 
     vector<num_vector> m_ineqs;      // set of asserted inequalities
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ private:
     bool is_subsumed(offset_t idx);
     bool is_subsumed(offset_t i, offset_t j) const;
     void recycle(offset_t idx);
-    bool can_resolve(offset_t i, offset_t j) const;
+    bool can_resolve(offset_t i, offset_t j, bool check_sign) const;
     sign_t get_sign(offset_t idx) const;
     bool add_goal(offset_t idx);
     offset_t alloc_vector();
diff --git a/src/test/hilbert_basis.cpp b/src/test/hilbert_basis.cpp
index e2d1d337e..69d733f68 100644
--- a/src/test/hilbert_basis.cpp
+++ b/src/test/hilbert_basis.cpp
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ void tst_hilbert_basis() {
         tst2();
         tst3();
         tst4();
+        tst4();
+        tst4();
         tst5();
         tst6();
         tst7();