diff --git a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/engine/cuckoochess/DroidEngineControl.java b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/engine/cuckoochess/DroidEngineControl.java
index 896fc20..286d076 100644
--- a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/engine/cuckoochess/DroidEngineControl.java
+++ b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/engine/cuckoochess/DroidEngineControl.java
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ public class DroidEngineControl {
         computeTimeLimit(sPar);
         ponder = false;
         infinite = (maxTimeLimit < 0) && (maxDepth < 0) && (maxNodes < 0);
-        startThread(minTimeLimit, maxTimeLimit, maxDepth, maxNodes);
         searchMoves = sPar.searchMoves;
+        startThread(minTimeLimit, maxTimeLimit, maxDepth, maxNodes);
     }
 
     final public void startPonder(Position pos, List<Move> moves, SearchParams sPar) {
@@ -227,9 +227,8 @@ public class DroidEngineControl {
         sc.nodesBetweenTimeCheck = 500;
         MoveGen.MoveList moves = moveGen.pseudoLegalMoves(pos);
         MoveGen.removeIllegal(pos, moves);
-        if ((searchMoves != null) && (searchMoves.size() > 0)) {
-            Arrays.asList(moves.m).retainAll(searchMoves);
-        }
+        if ((searchMoves != null) && (searchMoves.size() > 0))
+            moves.filter(searchMoves);
         final MoveGen.MoveList srchMoves = moves;
         onePossibleMove = false;
         if ((srchMoves.size < 2) && !infinite) {