diff --git a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
index c0a65cfb7..1c7da4031 100644
--- a/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/smt_context.cpp
@@ -4168,10 +4168,9 @@ namespace smt {
                 break;
             case FC_CONTINUE:
                 return FC_CONTINUE;
-                break;
             }
             if (m_final_check_idx == old_idx) {
-                if (level >= max_level)
+                if (level >= max_level || result == FC_DONE || can_propagate())
                     break;
                 ++level;
             }