diff --git a/src/api/api_polynomial.cpp b/src/api/api_polynomial.cpp
index cecb63a7c..c68427960 100644
--- a/src/api/api_polynomial.cpp
+++ b/src/api/api_polynomial.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern "C" {
             polynomial_ref_vector rs(pm);
             polynomial_ref r(pm);
             expr_ref _r(mk_c(c)->m());
+
             {
                 cancel_eh<reslimit> eh(mk_c(c)->poly_limit());
                 api::context::set_interruptable si(*(mk_c(c)), eh);
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/rewriter_def.h b/src/ast/rewriter/rewriter_def.h
index 44b5d192e..05eebead2 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/rewriter_def.h
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/rewriter_def.h
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ template<bool ProofGen>
 void rewriter_tpl<Config>::resume_core(expr_ref & result, proof_ref & result_pr) {
     SASSERT(!frame_stack().empty());
     while (!frame_stack().empty()) {
-        if (!m().canceled()) {
+        if (m().canceled()) {
             if (m().limit().cancel_flag_set()) {
                 throw rewriter_exception(Z3_CANCELED_MSG);
             }
diff --git a/src/muz/base/hnf.cpp b/src/muz/base/hnf.cpp
index 2355e32fd..6c1e917c3 100644
--- a/src/muz/base/hnf.cpp
+++ b/src/muz/base/hnf.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     bool checkpoint() {
-        return m.limit().inc();
+        return !m.canceled();
     }
 
     void set_name(symbol const& n) {
diff --git a/src/muz/bmc/dl_bmc_engine.cpp b/src/muz/bmc/dl_bmc_engine.cpp
index 0ca54fcd2..bad1f2b4f 100644
--- a/src/muz/bmc/dl_bmc_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/muz/bmc/dl_bmc_engine.cpp
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ namespace datalog {
         }
 
         proof_ref get_proof(model_ref& md, func_decl* pred, app* prop, unsigned level) {
-            if (!m.limit().inc()) {
+            if (m.canceled()) {
                 return proof_ref(0, m);
             }
             TRACE("bmc", tout << "Predicate: " << pred->get_name() << "\n";);
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ namespace datalog {
     private:
 
         void get_model(unsigned level) {
-            if (!m.limit().inc()) {
+            if (m.canceled()) {
                 return;
             }
             rule_manager& rm = b.m_ctx.get_rule_manager();
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ namespace datalog {
     }
 
     void bmc::checkpoint() {
-        if (!m.limit().inc()) {
+        if (m.canceled()) {
             throw default_exception("bmc canceled");
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/muz/pdr/pdr_context.cpp b/src/muz/pdr/pdr_context.cpp
index 0d5d8de7d..e3b880c92 100644
--- a/src/muz/pdr/pdr_context.cpp
+++ b/src/muz/pdr/pdr_context.cpp
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ namespace pdr {
     }
 
     void context::checkpoint() {
-        if (!m.limit().inc()) {
+        if (m.canceled()) {
             throw default_exception("pdr canceled");
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/muz/tab/tab_context.cpp b/src/muz/tab/tab_context.cpp
index 72171d227..0a6c4c294 100644
--- a/src/muz/tab/tab_context.cpp
+++ b/src/muz/tab/tab_context.cpp
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ namespace tb {
 
         // extract pre_cond => post_cond validation obligation from match.
         bool find_match(unsigned& subsumer) {
-            for (unsigned i = 0; m.limit().inc() && i < m_index.size(); ++i) {
+            for (unsigned i = 0; !m.canceled() && i < m_index.size(); ++i) {
                 if (match_rule(i)) {
                     subsumer = m_index[i]->get_seqno();
                     return true;
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ namespace tb {
 
             app* q = g.get_predicate(predicate_index);
 
-            for (unsigned i = 0; m.limit().inc() && i < m_preds.size(); ++i) {
+            for (unsigned i = 0; !m.canceled() && i < m_preds.size(); ++i) {
                 app* p = m_preds[i].get();
                 m_subst.push_scope();
                 unsigned limit = m_sideconds.size();
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ namespace tb {
             expr_ref_vector fmls(m_sideconds);
             m_subst.reset_cache();
             
-            for (unsigned i = 0; m.limit().inc() && i < fmls.size(); ++i) {
+            for (unsigned i = 0; !m.canceled() && i < fmls.size(); ++i) {
                 m_subst.apply(2, deltas, expr_offset(fmls[i].get(), 0), q);
                 fmls[i] = q;
             }
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ namespace tb {
                 }
             }
             m_rw.mk_and(fmls.size(), fmls.c_ptr(), postcond);
-            if (!m.limit().inc()) {
+            if (m.canceled()) {
                 return false;
             }
             if (m.is_false(postcond)) {
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ namespace datalog {
             m_status      = l_undef;
             while (true) {
                 IF_VERBOSE(2, verbose_stream() << m_instruction << "\n";);
-                if (!m.limit().inc()) {
+                if (m.canceled()) {
                     cleanup();
                     return l_undef;
                 }
diff --git a/src/muz/transforms/dl_mk_karr_invariants.cpp b/src/muz/transforms/dl_mk_karr_invariants.cpp
index 3c4d04aeb..99b1c0aea 100644
--- a/src/muz/transforms/dl_mk_karr_invariants.cpp
+++ b/src/muz/transforms/dl_mk_karr_invariants.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace datalog {
 
         get_invariants(*src_loop);
 
-        if (!m.limit().inc()) {
+        if (m.canceled()) {
             return 0;
         }