diff --git a/src/EGraphs/saturation.jl b/src/EGraphs/saturation.jl
index fcc3555f..6b5522ce 100644
--- a/src/EGraphs/saturation.jl
+++ b/src/EGraphs/saturation.jl
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ function eqsat_search!(
 
   @debug "SEARCHING"
   for (rule_idx, rule) in enumerate(theory)
-    prev_matches = n_matches
     @timeit report.to string(rule_idx) begin
       prev_matches = n_matches
       # don't apply banned rules
@@ -90,24 +89,24 @@ function eqsat_search!(
       ids_left = cached_ids(g, rule.left)
       for i in ids_left
         cansearch(scheduler, rule_idx, i) || continue
-        n_matches += rule.ematcher_left!(g, rule_idx, i, rule.stack, ematch_buffer)
-        inform!(scheduler, rule_idx, i, n_matches)
+        eclass_matches = rule.ematcher_left!(g, rule_idx, i, rule.stack, ematch_buffer)
+        n_matches += eclass_matches
+        inform!(scheduler, rule_idx, i, eclass_matches)
       end
 
       if is_bidirectional(rule)
         ids_right = cached_ids(g, rule.right)
         for i in ids_right
           cansearch(scheduler, rule_idx, i) || continue
-          n_matches += rule.ematcher_right!(g, rule_idx, i, rule.stack, ematch_buffer)
-          inform!(scheduler, rule_idx, i, n_matches)
+          eclass_matches = rule.ematcher_right!(g, rule_idx, i, rule.stack, ematch_buffer)
+          n_matches += eclass_matches
+          inform!(scheduler, rule_idx, i, eclass_matches)
         end
       end
 
       n_matches - prev_matches > 0 && @debug "Rule $rule_idx: $rule produced $(n_matches - prev_matches) matches"
-      # if n_matches - prev_matches > 2 && rule_idx == 2
-      #   @debug buffer_readable(g, old_len)
-      # end
-      inform!(scheduler, rule_idx, n_matches)
+
+      inform!(scheduler, rule_idx, n_matches - prev_matches)
     end
   end