diff --git a/src/cost.c b/src/cost.c
index 71b4a39..71daa85 100644
--- a/src/cost.c
+++ b/src/cost.c
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@ attackCost (const System sys)
       return 0;
     }
   if (switches.prune == 1)
+    {
+      // Select the first attack.
+      // Implied by having the cost of traces after finding an attack to be always higher.
+      //
+      if (sys->current_claim->failed > 0)
+	{
+	  // we already have an attack
+	  return INT_MAX;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  // return some value relating to the cost (anything less than int_max will do)
+	  return 1;
+	}
+    }
+  if (switches.prune == 2)
     {
       // Use nice heuristic cf. work of Gijs Hollestelle. Hand-picked parameters.
       int cost;
@@ -51,21 +67,5 @@ attackCost (const System sys)
 
       return cost;
     }
-  if (switches.prune == 2)
-    {
-      // Select the first attack.
-      // Implied by having the cost of traces after finding an attack to be always higher.
-      //
-      if (sys->current_claim->failed > 0)
-	{
-	  // we already have an attack
-	  return INT_MAX;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  // return some value relating to the cost (anything less than int_max will do)
-	  return 1;
-	}
-    }
   error ("Unknown pruning method (cost function not found)");
 }
diff --git a/src/switches.c b/src/switches.c
index 5eb248c..7ade2ea 100644
--- a/src/switches.c
+++ b/src/switches.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ switchesInit (int argc, char **argv)
   switches.tupling = 0;
 
   // Pruning and Bounding
-  switches.prune = 1;		// default pruning method (use heuristic)
+  switches.prune = 2;		// default pruning method (use nice heuristic)
   switches.maxproofdepth = INT_MAX;
   switches.maxtracelength = INT_MAX;
   switches.runs = 5;		// default is 5 for usability, but -r 0 or --maxruns=0 will set it back to INT_MAX
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ switcher (const int process, int index, int commandline)
       if (!process)
 	{
 	  /* not very important
-	     helptext ("    --prune=<int>", "pruning method when an attack is found [1]");
+	     helptext ("    --prune=<int>", "pruning method when an attack is found [2]");
 	   */
 	}
       else