diff --git a/OPTYap/or.cut.c b/OPTYap/or.cut.c
index 9fb4dfba0..df974eb99 100644
--- a/OPTYap/or.cut.c
+++ b/OPTYap/or.cut.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void prune_shared_branch(choiceptr prune_cp) {
     } while (Get_LOCAL_top_cp() != prune_cp);
 
 #ifdef YAPOR_ERRORS
-    if (Get_LOCAL_prune_request() && EQUAL_OR_YOUNGER_CP(LOCAL_prune_request, LOCAL_top_cp))
+    if (Get_LOCAL_prune_request() && EQUAL_OR_YOUNGER_CP(Get_LOCAL_prune_request(), Get_LOCAL_top_cp()))
       YAPOR_ERROR_MESSAGE("EQUAL_OR_YOUNGER_CP(LOCAL_prune_request, LOCAL_top_cp) (prune_shared_branch)");
 #endif /* YAPOR_ERRORS */
     /* store answers not pruned */
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void prune_shared_branch(choiceptr prune_cp) {
     }
 
 #ifdef YAPOR_ERRORS
-    if (Get_LOCAL_prune_request() && EQUAL_OR_YOUNGER_CP(LOCAL_prune_request, Get_LOCAL_top_cp()))
+    if (Get_LOCAL_prune_request() && EQUAL_OR_YOUNGER_CP(Get_LOCAL_prune_request(), Get_LOCAL_top_cp()))
       YAPOR_ERROR_MESSAGE("EQUAL_OR_YOUNGER_CP(LOCAL_prune_request, Get_LOCAL_top_cp()) (prune_shared_branch)");
 #endif /* YAPOR_ERRORS */
     /* store answers not pruned */