diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp
index f9f0c7ffb..69d092d00 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace sls {
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < sz; ++i)
             add_updates(vars[(start + i) % sz]);
         CTRACE("bv", !m_best_expr, tout << "no guided move\n";);
-        return apply_update(m_last_atom, m_best_expr, m_best_value, "increasing move");
+        return apply_update(m_last_atom, m_best_expr, m_best_value, move_type::guided_t);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ namespace sls {
         auto& v = wval(e);
         m_v_updated.set_bw(v.bw);
         v.get_variant(m_v_updated, m_ev.m_rand);
-        return apply_update(nullptr, e, m_v_updated, "random update");
+        ++m_stats.random_flip_count;
+        return apply_update(m_last_atom, e, m_v_updated, move_type::random_t);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ namespace sls {
             v.sub1(m_v_updated);
             break;
         }
-        return apply_update(nullptr, e, m_v_updated, "random move");
+        return apply_update(m_last_atom, e, m_v_updated, move_type::move_t);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ namespace sls {
                 auto& v = wval(e);
                 m_v_updated.set_bw(v.bw);
                 m_v_updated.set_zero();
-                apply_update(nullptr, e, m_v_updated, "reset");                
+                apply_update(nullptr, e, m_v_updated, move_type::reset_t);                
             }
         }
     }
@@ -517,7 +518,18 @@ namespace sls {
     * The update is committed.
     */
 
-    bool bv_lookahead::apply_update(expr* p, expr* t, bvect const& new_value, char const* reason) {
+    std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, bv_lookahead::move_type t) {
+        switch (t) {
+        case bv_lookahead::move_type::guided_t: return out << "guided";
+        case bv_lookahead::move_type::random_t: return out << "random";
+        case bv_lookahead::move_type::move_t:   return out << "move";
+        case bv_lookahead::move_type::reset_t:  return out << "reset";
+        default:
+            return out;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool bv_lookahead::apply_update(expr* p, expr* t, bvect const& new_value, move_type mt) {
         if (!t || m.is_bool(t) || !wval(t).can_set(new_value))
             return false;
 
@@ -553,27 +565,32 @@ namespace sls {
                             continue;
                         if (ctx.is_true(v) == v1)
                             continue;
-                        if (!p || e == p)
+
+                        if (e == p)
                             continue;
                         TRACE("bv", tout << "updated truth value " << v << ": " << mk_bounded_pp(e, m) << "\n";);
-#if 0
                         unsigned num_unsat = ctx.unsat().size();
+#if 0
+                        
                         TRACE("bv", tout << "update flip " << mk_bounded_pp(e, m) << "\n";);
                         auto r = ctx.reward(v);
                         auto lit = sat::literal(v, !ctx.is_true(v));
                         bool is_bv_lit = is_bv_literal(lit);
-                        verbose_stream() << "flip " << is_bv_literal(lit) << " " << mk_bounded_pp(e, m) << " " << lit << " " << r << " num unsat " << ctx.unsat().size() << "\n";
                         
-
-                        ctx.flip(v);
-
+                        sat::bool_var_set rotated;
+                        unsigned budget = 100;
+                        bool rot = ctx.try_rotate(v, rotated, budget);
+                        verbose_stream() << "try-rotate " << rot << " " << rotated.size() << "\n";
+                        verbose_stream() << "flip " << ((!p || e == p) ? "top " : "not top ") << is_bv_literal(lit) << " " << mk_bounded_pp(e, m) << " " << lit << " " << r << " num unsat " << num_unsat << " -> " << ctx.unsat().size() << "\n";
                         verbose_stream() << "new unsat " << ctx.unsat().size() << "\n";
 
-                        if (num_unsat < ctx.unsat().size()) {
-                            verbose_stream() << "flip back\n";
-                            ctx.flip(v);
-                        }
 #endif
+                        
+#if 1
+                        if (allow_costly_flips(mt)) 
+                            ctx.flip(v);                        
+#endif
+                        
                     }
                     m_ev.set_bool_value(to_app(e), v1);
                 }
@@ -589,12 +606,20 @@ namespace sls {
         }
         m_in_update_stack.reset();
         m_ev.clear_bool_values();
-        TRACE("bv", tout << reason << " " << mk_bounded_pp(t, m)
+        TRACE("bv", tout << mt << " " << mk_bounded_pp(t, m)
             << " := " << new_value
             << " score " << m_top_score << "\n";);
         return true;
     }
 
+    bool bv_lookahead::allow_costly_flips(move_type mt) {
+        if (mt == move_type::reset_t)
+            return true;
+        if (mt != move_type::random_t)
+            return false;
+        return m_stats.random_flip_count % 100 == 0;
+    }
+
     void bv_lookahead::insert_update(expr* e) {
 
         TRACE("sls_verbose", tout << "insert update " << mk_bounded_pp(e, m) << "\n");
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h
index e91ed5455..4b01d0e97 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_bv_lookahead.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace sls {
             unsigned m_moves = 0;
             unsigned m_restarts = 0;
             unsigned m_num_propagations = 0;
+            unsigned random_flip_count = 0;
         };
 
         struct bool_info {
@@ -109,10 +110,15 @@ namespace sls {
         void set_touched(app* e, unsigned t) { get_bool_info(e).touched = t; }
         void inc_touched(app* e) { ++get_bool_info(e).touched; }
 
+        enum class move_type { random_t, guided_t, move_t, reset_t };
+        friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, move_type mt);
+
+
+        bool allow_costly_flips(move_type mt);
         void try_set(expr* u, bvect const& new_value);
         void try_flip(expr* u);
         void add_updates(expr* u);
-        bool apply_update(expr* p, expr* t, bvect const& new_value, char const* reason);
+        bool apply_update(expr* p, expr* t, bvect const& new_value, move_type mt);
         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);
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_context.h b/src/ast/sls/sls_context.h
index 3eca47726..975ce84bc 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_context.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_context.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace sls {
         virtual sat::clause_info const& get_clause(unsigned idx) const = 0;
         virtual ptr_iterator<unsigned> get_use_list(sat::literal lit) = 0;
         virtual void flip(sat::bool_var v) = 0;
+        virtual bool try_rotate(sat::bool_var v, sat::bool_var_set& rotated, unsigned& budget) = 0;
         virtual double reward(sat::bool_var v) = 0;
         virtual double get_weigth(unsigned clause_idx) = 0;
         virtual bool is_true(sat::literal lit) = 0;
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ namespace sls {
         void add_clause(expr* f);
         void add_clause(sat::literal_vector const& lits);
         void flip(sat::bool_var v) { s.flip(v); }
+        bool try_rotate(sat::bool_var v, sat::bool_var_set& rotated, unsigned& budget) { return s.try_rotate(v, rotated, budget); }
         double reward(sat::bool_var v) { return s.reward(v); }
         indexed_uint_set const& unsat() const { return s.unsat(); }
         unsigned rand() { return m_rand(); }
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_plugin.h b/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_plugin.h
index cd044d2b2..f099fb264 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_plugin.h
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_plugin.h
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ namespace sls {
         void flip(sat::bool_var v) override { 
             m_ddfw->flip(v);
         }
+        bool try_rotate(sat::bool_var v, sat::bool_var_set& rotated, unsigned& budget) override {
+            return m_ddfw->try_rotate(v, rotated, budget);
+        }
         double reward(sat::bool_var v) override { return m_ddfw->reward(v); }
         double get_weigth(unsigned clause_idx) override { return m_ddfw->get_clause_info(clause_idx).m_weight; }
         bool is_true(sat::literal lit) override { 
diff --git a/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_solver.cpp b/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_solver.cpp
index 621092bdf..90ba06f8c 100644
--- a/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_solver.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/sls/sls_smt_solver.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace sls {
         sat::clause_info const& get_clause(unsigned idx) const override { return m_ddfw.get_clause_info(idx); }
         ptr_iterator<unsigned> get_use_list(sat::literal lit) override { return m_ddfw.use_list(lit); }
         void flip(sat::bool_var v) override { if (m_dirty) m_ddfw.reinit(), m_dirty = false;  m_ddfw.flip(v); }
+        bool try_rotate(sat::bool_var v, sat::bool_var_set& rotated, unsigned& budget) override { if (m_dirty) m_ddfw.reinit(), m_dirty = false; return m_ddfw.try_rotate(v, rotated, budget); }
         double reward(sat::bool_var v) override { return m_ddfw.reward(v); }
         double get_weigth(unsigned clause_idx) override { return m_ddfw.get_clause_info(clause_idx).m_weight; }
         bool is_true(sat::literal lit) override { return m_ddfw.get_value(lit.var()) != lit.sign(); }