diff --git a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
index ec7209c93..7b0a8d5ee 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
@@ -4172,7 +4172,7 @@ namespace smt {
                 return FC_CONTINUE;
             }
             if (m_final_check_idx == old_idx) {
-                if (level >= max_level || result == FC_DONE || can_propagate())
+                if (level >= max_level || result == FC_DONE || result == FC_CONTINUE || can_propagate())
                     break;
                 ++level;
                 // Re-evaluate at the higher level: clear the give-up state