diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_basic_plugin.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_basic_plugin.cpp
index 50fa9d25d..7c8ab0fb8 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_basic_plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_basic_plugin.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,17 @@ namespace sls {
     void basic_plugin::register_term(expr* e) {
         expr* c, * th, * el;
         if (m.is_ite(e, c, th, el) && !m.is_bool(e)) {
-            ctx.add_clause(m.mk_or(mk_not(m, c), m.mk_eq(e, th)));
-            ctx.add_clause(m.mk_or(c, m.mk_eq(e, el)));
+            auto eq_th = expr_ref(m.mk_eq(e, th), m);
+            auto eq_el = expr_ref(m.mk_eq(e, el), m);
+
+            ctx.add_clause(m.mk_or(mk_not(m, c), eq_th));
+            ctx.add_clause(m.mk_or(c, eq_el));
+#if 0
+            auto eq_th_el = expr_ref(m.mk_eq(th, el), m);
+            verbose_stream() << mk_bounded_pp(eq_th_el, m) << "\n";
+            ctx.add_clause(m.mk_or(eq_th_el, c, m.mk_not(eq_th)));
+            ctx.add_clause(m.mk_or(eq_th_el, m.mk_not(c), m.mk_not(eq_el)));
+#endif
         }
     }
 
@@ -178,8 +187,16 @@ namespace sls {
 
         if (m.is_xor(e) && eval_xor(e) == ctx.get_value(e))
             return true;
-        if (m.is_ite(e) && eval_ite(e) == ctx.get_value(e))
+        if (m.is_ite(e) && !m.is_bool(e)) {
+            if (eval_ite(e) == ctx.get_value(e))
+                return true;
+            if (try_repair(e, 1))
+                return true;
+            if (try_repair(e, 2))
+                return true;
+            ctx.flip(ctx.atom2bool_var(e->get_arg(0)));
             return true;
+        }
         if (m.is_distinct(e) && eval_distinct(e) == ctx.get_value(e))
             return true;
         unsigned n = e->get_num_args();
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_eval.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_eval.cpp
index 057905ba9..83e920042 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_eval.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_eval.cpp
@@ -1977,13 +1977,7 @@ namespace sls {
         if (v.eval == v.bits())
             return true;
 
-        for (unsigned i = 0; i < v.nw; ++i) 
-            if (0 != (v.fixed(i) & (v.bits(i) ^ v.eval[i]))) 
-                return false;
-
-        if (!v.commit_eval_check_tabu())
-            return false;
-
+        v.commit_eval_ignore_tabu();
         ctx.new_value_eh(e);
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp
index ff59c674b..761e19b67 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace sls {
     * before any other propagation with the main BV solver. 
     */
     void bv_lookahead::start_propagation() {
+        //verbose_stream() << "start_propagation " << m_stats.m_num_propagations << "\n";
         if (m_stats.m_num_propagations++ % m_config.propagation_base == 0) 
             search();        
     }
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ namespace sls {
         updt_params(ctx.get_params());
         rescore();
         m_config.max_moves = m_stats.m_moves + m_config.max_moves_base;
+        TRACE("bv", tout << "search " << m_stats.m_moves << " " << m_config.max_moves << "\n";);
+        IF_VERBOSE(3, verbose_stream() << "lookahead-search moves:" << m_stats.m_moves << " max-moves:" << m_config.max_moves << "\n");
 
         while (m.inc() && m_stats.m_moves < m_config.max_moves) {
             m_stats.m_moves++;
@@ -62,8 +65,8 @@ namespace sls {
             // get candidate variables
             auto& vars = get_candidate_uninterp();
 
-            if (vars.empty())
-                return;
+            if (vars.empty()) 
+                return;            
 
             // random walk  
             if (ctx.rand(2047) < m_config.wp && apply_random_move(vars))
@@ -73,6 +76,9 @@ namespace sls {
             if (apply_guided_move(vars))
                 continue;
 
+            if (apply_flip())
+                return;
+
             // bail out if no progress, and try random update
             if (apply_random_update(get_candidate_uninterp()))
                 recalibrate_weights();
@@ -133,6 +139,17 @@ namespace sls {
         return apply_update(e, m_v_updated, "random move");
     }
 
+    bool bv_lookahead::apply_flip() {
+        if (!m_last_atom)
+            return false;
+        auto const& cond = m_ev.terms.condition_occurs(m_last_atom);
+        if (cond.empty())
+            return false;         
+        expr* e = cond[ctx.rand(cond.size())];
+        ctx.flip(ctx.atom2bool_var(e));
+        return true;        
+    }
+
     /**
     * Retrieve a candidate top-level predicate that is false, give preference to
     * those with high score, but back off if they are frequently chosen.
@@ -163,13 +180,15 @@ namespace sls {
                 if (is_false_bv_literal(lit) && ctx.rand() % ++n == 0)
                     e = to_app(ctx.atom(lit.var()));
         }
-        CTRACE("bv", !e, tout << "no candidate\n";
-        ctx.display(tout);
-        display_weights(tout););
+        CTRACE("bv", !e, ; display_weights(ctx.display(tout << "no candidate\n")););
+
+        m_last_atom = e;
 
         if (!e)
             return m_empty_vars;
 
+
+
         auto const& vars = m_ev.terms.uninterp_occurs(e);
 
         TRACE("bv", tout << "candidates " << mk_bounded_pp(e, m) << ": ";
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h
index a77598fa3..05f5501a5 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace sls {
             bool early_prune = true;
             unsigned max_moves = 0;
             unsigned max_moves_base = 800;
-            unsigned propagation_base = 10000;
+            unsigned propagation_base = 1000;
             bool ucb = true;
             double ucb_constant = 1.0;
             double ucb_forget = 0.1;
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ namespace sls {
         double m_best_score = 0, m_top_score = 0;
         bvect m_best_value;
         expr* m_best_expr = nullptr;
+        expr* m_last_atom = nullptr;
         ptr_vector<expr> m_empty_vars;
         obj_map<expr, bool_info> m_bool_info;
         expr_mark m_is_root;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ namespace sls {
         bool apply_random_move(ptr_vector<expr> const& vars);
         bool apply_guided_move(ptr_vector<expr> const& vars);
         bool apply_random_update(ptr_vector<expr> const& vars);
+        bool apply_flip();
         ptr_vector<expr> const& get_candidate_uninterp();
 
         void check_restart();
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_plugin.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_plugin.cpp
index 8798a3084..590d02570 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_plugin.cpp
@@ -40,14 +40,7 @@ namespace sls {
     }
 
     bool bv_plugin::is_bv_predicate(expr* e) {
-        if (!e || !is_app(e))
-            return false;
-        auto a = to_app(e);
-        if (a->get_family_id() == bv.get_family_id())
-            return true;
-        if (m.is_eq(e) && bv.is_bv(a->get_arg(0)))
-            return true;
-        return false;
+        return m_terms.is_bv_predicate(e);
     }
 
     void bv_plugin::start_propagation() {
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.cpp
index 76a392e78..08f1d3040 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ namespace sls {
         return r;
     }
 
+    bool bv_terms::is_bv_predicate(expr* e) const {
+        if (!e || !is_app(e) || !m.is_bool(e))
+            return false;
+        auto a = to_app(e);
+        if (a->get_family_id() == bv.get_family_id())
+            return true;
+        if (m.is_eq(e) && bv.is_bv(a->get_arg(0)))
+            return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     ptr_vector<expr> const& bv_terms::uninterp_occurs(expr* e) {
         unsigned id = e->get_id();
         m_uninterp_occurs.reserve(id + 1);
@@ -133,21 +144,13 @@ namespace sls {
     }
 
     void bv_terms::register_uninterp(expr* e) {
-        if (!m.is_bool(e))
-            return;
-        expr* x, *y;
-
-        if (m.is_eq(e, x, y) && bv.is_bv(x))
-            ;
-        else if (is_app(e) && to_app(e)->get_family_id() == bv.get_fid())
-            ;
-        else
+        if (!is_bv_predicate(e))
             return;
         m_uninterp_occurs.reserve(e->get_id() + 1);
         m_condition_occurs.reserve(e->get_id() + 1);
         auto& occs = m_uninterp_occurs[e->get_id()];
         auto& cond_occs = m_condition_occurs[e->get_id()];
-        ptr_vector<expr> todo;
+        ptr_vector<expr> todo, cond_todo;
         todo.append(to_app(e)->get_num_args(), to_app(e)->get_args());
         expr_mark marked;
         expr* c, * th, * el;
@@ -156,7 +159,13 @@ namespace sls {
             if (marked.is_marked(e))
                 continue;
             marked.mark(e);
-            if (is_app(e) && to_app(e)->get_family_id() == bv.get_fid()) {
+            if (is_bv_predicate(e))
+                cond_occs.push_back(e);
+            else if (is_app(e) && to_app(e)->get_family_id() == bv.get_fid()) {
+                for (expr* arg : *to_app(e))
+                    todo.push_back(arg);
+            }
+            else if (m.is_bool(e) && to_app(e)->get_family_id() == basic_family_id) {
                 for (expr* arg : *to_app(e))
                     todo.push_back(arg);
             }
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.h b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.h
index 8728ed9d4..a69020b61 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_terms.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace sls {
 
         void register_term(expr* e);
 
+        bool is_bv_predicate(expr* e) const;
+
         expr_ref_vector& axioms() { return m_axioms; }
 
         ptr_vector<expr> const& uninterp_occurs(expr* e);