diff --git a/src/LP/lp_branch.c b/src/LP/lp_branch.c
index 72c77680..d890b149 100644
--- a/src/LP/lp_branch.c
+++ b/src/LP/lp_branch.c
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ int select_branching_object(lp_prob *p, int *cuts, branch_obj **candidate)
 		     
 		  } else {
 		     load_basis(lp_data, cstat, rstat);
-		     can->termcode[j] = initial_lp_solve(lp_data, can->iterd+j);
+		     can->termcode[j] = dual_simplex(lp_data, can->iterd+j);
 		     total_iters+=*(can->iterd+j);
 		     
 		  }