diff --git a/cpp/src/model/ais/ai.cpp b/cpp/src/model/ais/ai.cpp
index 31359f0..9aaee1d 100644
--- a/cpp/src/model/ais/ai.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/model/ais/ai.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Move ai::AI::search(const Board& b) {
     std::condition_variable cv;
     std::mutex cv_mutex;
     double elapsed;
+    stop_computation = false;
 
 
     // Start computation in a separate thread