diff --git a/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.cpp b/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.cpp
index c2ce5bbc4..16e1f3075 100644
--- a/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.cpp
+++ b/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ void ConfidenceCounter::add_miss() {
 }
 
 void ConfidenceCounter::add_equivocal() {
-	hits_++;
-	misses_++;
+	if(hits_ > misses_) {
+		hits_++;
+		misses_++;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.hpp b/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.hpp
index 9d424c0c5..8494e4b04 100644
--- a/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.hpp
+++ b/Analyser/Dynamic/ConfidenceCounter.hpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class ConfidenceCounter: public ConfidenceSource {
 		void add_miss();
 
 		/*!
-			Records an event that provides no strong evidence either way — one that
-			could be a hit but could be a miss — pushes probability up or down towards 0.5.
+			Records an event that could be correct but isn't necessarily so; which can push probability
+			down towards 0.5, but will never push it upwards.
 		*/
 		void add_equivocal();