diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 94b20c85be2..f3934cda316 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ Value Search::Worker::search(
         if (capture)
             ss->statScore =
               thisThread->captureHistory[movedPiece][move.to_sq()][type_of(pos.captured_piece())]
-              - 13000;
+              - 5454;
         else
             ss->statScore = 2 * thisThread->mainHistory[us][move.from_to()]
                           + (*contHist[0])[movedPiece][move.to_sq()]