diff --git a/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp b/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp
index fc292bca6..6cfc699c7 100644
--- a/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp
+++ b/src/tactic/fpa/qffpa_tactic.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Notes:
 #include"bit_blaster_tactic.h"
 #include"sat_tactic.h"
 #include"fpa2bv_tactic.h"
+#include"smt_tactic.h"
 
 #include"qffpa_tactic.h"
 
@@ -28,13 +29,17 @@ tactic * mk_qffp_tactic(ast_manager & m, params_ref const & p) {
     params_ref sat_simp_p = p;
     sat_simp_p .set_bool("elim_and", true);
 
-    return and_then(mk_simplify_tactic(m, p),
+    return cond(mk_or(mk_produce_proofs_probe(), mk_produce_unsat_cores_probe()),
+                    and_then(mk_simplify_tactic(m),
+                             mk_smt_tactic()),
+                and_then(
+                    mk_simplify_tactic(m, p),
                     mk_fpa2bv_tactic(m, p),
                     using_params(mk_simplify_tactic(m, p), sat_simp_p),
                     mk_bit_blaster_tactic(m, p),
                     using_params(mk_simplify_tactic(m, p), sat_simp_p),
                     mk_sat_tactic(m, p),
-                    mk_fail_if_undecided_tactic());
+                    mk_fail_if_undecided_tactic()));
 }
 
 struct is_non_qffp_predicate {