diff --git a/C/absmi.c b/C/absmi.c
index fd66a983f..20eeac34e 100755
--- a/C/absmi.c
+++ b/C/absmi.c
@@ -3084,11 +3084,9 @@ Yap_absmi(int inp)
       /* cut                              */
       Op(cut, s);
 #ifdef COROUTINING
-      if (FALSE) {
-	CACHE_Y_AS_ENV(YREG);
-	check_stack(NoStackCut, H);
-	ENDCACHE_Y_AS_ENV();
-      }
+      CACHE_Y_AS_ENV(YREG);
+      check_stack(NoStackCut, H);
+      ENDCACHE_Y_AS_ENV();
     do_cut:
 #endif
       SET_ASP(YREG, PREG->u.s.s);
@@ -3110,11 +3108,9 @@ Yap_absmi(int inp)
       /* cut_t does the same as cut */
       Op(cut_t, s);
 #ifdef COROUTINING
-      if (FALSE) {
-	CACHE_Y_AS_ENV(YREG);
-	check_stack(NoStackCutT, H);
-	ENDCACHE_Y_AS_ENV();
-      }
+      CACHE_Y_AS_ENV(YREG);
+      check_stack(NoStackCutT, H);
+      ENDCACHE_Y_AS_ENV();
     do_cut_t:
 #endif
       SET_ASP(YREG, PREG->u.s.s);
@@ -3135,11 +3131,9 @@ Yap_absmi(int inp)
       /* cut_e                            */
       Op(cut_e, s);
 #ifdef COROUTINING
-      if (FALSE) {
-	CACHE_Y_AS_ENV(YREG);
-	check_stack(NoStackCutE, H);
-	ENDCACHE_Y_AS_ENV();
-      }
+      CACHE_Y_AS_ENV(YREG);
+      check_stack(NoStackCutE, H);
+      ENDCACHE_Y_AS_ENV();
     do_cut_e:
 #endif
       SET_ASP(YREG, PREG->u.s.s);
diff --git a/C/exec.c b/C/exec.c
index e090d6d9d..5cad301eb 100644
--- a/C/exec.c
+++ b/C/exec.c
@@ -1815,6 +1815,9 @@ Yap_InitYaamRegs( int myworker_id )
     DepFr_cons_cp(REMOTE_top_dep_fr(myworker_id)) = NORM_CP(B);
 #endif
   UNLOCK(REMOTE_SignalLock(myworker_id));
+  // make sure we have slots in case we don go through the top-level */
+  Yap_StartSlots( PASS_REGS1 );
+
 }
 
 static Int