diff --git a/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp b/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp
index 2d2d67320..b7b906ca6 100644
--- a/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp
+++ b/src/opt/weighted_maxsat.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ namespace opt {
                     unsigned bv_size = 0;
                     m_bvsls.get_model(m_model);
                     VERIFY(bv.is_numeral(res.optimum, m_lower, bv_size));
+                    for (unsigned i = 0; i < m_soft.size(); ++i) {
+                        expr_ref tmp(m);
+                        m_model->eval(m_soft[i].get(), tmp, true);
+                        m_assignment[i] = m.is_true(tmp);
+                    }
                     break;
                 }
                 case l_false:
diff --git a/src/tactic/sls/bvsls_opt_engine.cpp b/src/tactic/sls/bvsls_opt_engine.cpp
index 37587428c..ff17ced2b 100644
--- a/src/tactic/sls/bvsls_opt_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/tactic/sls/bvsls_opt_engine.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ expr_ref bvsls_opt_engine::maximize(expr_ref const & objective)
     m_mpz_manager.set(score, top_score());
     m_mpz_manager.set(max_score, m_powers(obj_bv_sz)); m_mpz_manager.dec(max_score);
 
+    IF_IVERBOSE(10, verbose_stream() << "Initial score: " << m_mpz_manager.to_string(score) << std::endl;);
+
     save_model(score);
 
     while (check_restart((unsigned)m_stats.m_stopwatch.get_current_seconds()) &&
@@ -126,7 +128,8 @@ expr_ref bvsls_opt_engine::maximize(expr_ref const & objective)
             m_mpz_manager.set(score, top_score());            
         }
         else {
-            TRACE("sls_opt", tout << "New best: " << m_mpz_manager.to_string(score) << std::endl;);
+            TRACE("sls_opt", tout << "New optimum: " << m_mpz_manager.to_string(score) << std::endl;);
+            IF_IVERBOSE(10, verbose_stream() << "New optimum: " << m_mpz_manager.to_string(score) << std::endl;);
             func_decl * fd = consts[new_const];
             incremental_score(fd, new_value);
             m_obj_evaluator.update(fd, new_value);