diff --git a/benches/future_children.rs b/benches/future_children.rs
index 57a263c..03947a3 100644
--- a/benches/future_children.rs
+++ b/benches/future_children.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fn extend_layers_no_pruning(depth: usize, arena_size: usize) -> usize {
         top_k_children: 5,
         up_to_minus: 4,
         max_arena_size: arena_size,
-        do_not_prune: true,
+        do_prune: false,
         print: false,
         children_eval_method: ChildrenEvalMethod::Max,
     };
diff --git a/src/elo.rs b/src/elo.rs
index 7f2b509..f886700 100644
--- a/src/elo.rs
+++ b/src/elo.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         top_k_children: 2,
         up_to_minus: 10,
         max_arena_size: usize::MAX,
-        do_not_prune: true,
+        do_prune: false,
         print: false,
         children_eval_method: ChildrenEvalMethod::Average,
     };
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@ pub fn run() {
         })
         .flat_map(move |prev_c| {
             // create children which enable, and disable pruning
-            [true, false].map(move |do_not_prune| FutureMoveConfig {
-                do_not_prune,
-                ..prev_c
-            })
+            [true, false].map(move |do_prune| FutureMoveConfig { do_prune, ..prev_c })
         })
         .flat_map(move |prev_c| {
-            if prev_c.do_not_prune {
-                // do not bother making configs where do_not_prune is true
+            if !prev_c.do_prune {
+                // do not bother making configs when pruning is disabled
                 // as top_k_children does nothing when pruning is skipped
                 return vec![prev_c];
             }
@@ -53,8 +50,8 @@ pub fn run() {
                 .to_vec()
         })
         .flat_map(move |prev_c| {
-            if prev_c.do_not_prune {
-                // do not bother making configs where do_not_prune is true
+            if !prev_c.do_prune {
+                // do not bother making configs when pruning is disabled
                 // as top_k_children does nothing when pruning is skipped
                 return vec![prev_c];
             }
diff --git a/src/logic/future_moves.rs b/src/logic/future_moves.rs
index 96bf4d6..163d196 100644
--- a/src/logic/future_moves.rs
+++ b/src/logic/future_moves.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct FutureMoveConfig {
     /// the arena is of that size or bigger
     pub max_arena_size: usize,
 
-    pub do_not_prune: bool,
+    pub do_prune: bool,
 
     pub print: bool,
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub struct FutureMoveConfig {
 impl std::fmt::Display for FutureMoveConfig {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "D{} ", self.max_depth)?;
-        if !self.do_not_prune {
+        if self.do_prune {
             write!(f, "MD{} ", self.min_arena_depth)?;
             write!(f, "K{} ", self.top_k_children)?;
             write!(f, "UM{} ", self.up_to_minus)?;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for FutureMoveConfig {
             write!(f, "S{} ", self.max_arena_size)?;
         }
 
-        write!(f, "P{} ", !self.do_not_prune)?;
+        write!(f, "P{} ", self.do_prune)?;
         write!(f, "C{:?}", self.children_eval_method)?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ impl FutureMoves {
     }
 
     fn prune_bad_children(&mut self) {
-        if self.current_depth < self.config.min_arena_depth || self.config.do_not_prune {
+        if self.current_depth < self.config.min_arena_depth || !self.config.do_prune {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ mod tests {
         top_k_children: 1,
         up_to_minus: 0,
         max_arena_size: 100,
-        do_not_prune: true,
+        do_prune: false,
         print: false,
         children_eval_method: ChildrenEvalMethod::Max,
     };
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 28bcfe7..17317ad 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn main() {
             top_k_children: 2,
             up_to_minus: 10,
             max_arena_size: 100_000_000,
-            do_not_prune: false,
+            do_prune: true,
             print: true,
             children_eval_method: ChildrenEvalMethod::Average,
         },
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn main() {
     //         top_k_children: 2,
     //         up_to_minus: 10,
     //         max_arena_size: 50_000_000,
-    //         do_not_prune: false,
+    //         do_prune: true,
     //     },
     // );