diff --git a/lib/ft8/ft8b.f90 b/lib/ft8/ft8b.f90
index e6a3e8d34..08a49783f 100644
--- a/lib/ft8/ft8b.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8/ft8b.f90
@@ -403,14 +403,12 @@ subroutine ft8b(dd0,newdat,nQSOProgress,nfqso,nftx,ndepth,nzhsym,lapon,     &
      dmin=0.0
      norder=2
      maxosd=2
-     if(ndepth.lt.3) maxosd=1
-     if(abs(nfqso-f1).le.napwid .or. abs(nftx-f1).le.napwid .or. ncontest.eq.7) then
+     if(ndepth.eq.2) maxosd=1
+     if(ndepth.eq.1) maxosd=-1
+     if(ndepth.ge.2 .and.         &
+        (abs(nfqso-f1).le.napwid .or. abs(nftx-f1).le.napwid .or. ncontest.eq.7)) then
         maxosd=2
      endif
-     if(nagain) then
-        norder=3
-        maxosd=1
-     endif
      call timer('dec174_91 ',0)
      Keff=91
      call decode174_91(llrz,Keff,maxosd,norder,apmask,message91,cw,  &
diff --git a/lib/ft8_decode.f90 b/lib/ft8_decode.f90
index 7feb5b783..9350e8bc7 100644
--- a/lib/ft8_decode.f90
+++ b/lib/ft8_decode.f90
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ contains
 ! ndepth=2: subtraction, 3 passes, bp+osd (no subtract refinement) 
 ! ndepth=3: subtraction, 3 passes, bp+osd
     npass=3
+    if(ndepth.eq.1) npass=2
     do ipass=1,npass
       newdat=.true.
       syncmin=1.3
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ contains
       elseif(ipass.eq.3) then
         if((ndecodes-n2).eq.0) cycle
         lsubtract=.true. 
-        ndeep=3
+        ndeep=ndepth
       endif 
       call timer('sync8   ',0)
       maxc=MAXCAND