diff --git a/src/constraint_solver/constraint_solveri.h b/src/constraint_solver/constraint_solveri.h
index a6b14ce6ca..6852f11790 100644
--- a/src/constraint_solver/constraint_solveri.h
+++ b/src/constraint_solver/constraint_solveri.h
@@ -2464,6 +2464,11 @@ class UnsortedNullableRevBitset {
   // the active bitset was changed in the process.
   bool RevSubtract(Solver* const solver, const std::vector<uint64>& mask);
 
+  // This method ands the mask with the active bitset. It returns true if
+  // the active bitset was changed in the process.
+  bool RevAnd(Solver* const solver, const std::vector<uint64>& mask);
+
+
   // This method returns the number of non null 64 bit words in the bitset
   // representation.
   int ActiveWordSize() const { return active_words_.Size(); }
diff --git a/src/constraint_solver/table.cc b/src/constraint_solver/table.cc
index 2c4969a684..8e0bfac82c 100644
--- a/src/constraint_solver/table.cc
+++ b/src/constraint_solver/table.cc
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ class CompactPositiveTableConstraint : public BasePositiveTableConstraint {
       case 1: {
         SetTempMask(var_index, var->Min() - omin);
         changed = AndTempMaskWithActive();
+        //        changed = AndMaskWithActive(var_index, var->Min() - omin);
         break;
       }
       case 2: {
@@ -720,10 +721,17 @@ class CompactPositiveTableConstraint : public BasePositiveTableConstraint {
   // ----- Helpers during propagation -----
 
   bool AndTempMaskWithActive() {
-    for (int i : active_tuples_.active_words()) {
-      temp_mask_[i] = ~temp_mask_[i];
+    const bool result = active_tuples_.RevAnd(solver(), temp_mask_);
+    if (active_tuples_.Empty()) {
+      solver()->Fail();
     }
-    const bool result = active_tuples_.RevSubtract(solver(), temp_mask_);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  bool AndMaskWithActive(int var_index, int64 value_index) {
+    CHECK_EQ(masks_[var_index][value_index].size(), word_length_);
+    const bool result =
+        active_tuples_.RevAnd(solver(), masks_[var_index][value_index]);
     if (active_tuples_.Empty()) {
       solver()->Fail();
     }
diff --git a/src/constraint_solver/utilities.cc b/src/constraint_solver/utilities.cc
index 3d18c7c10c..75ab9a980f 100644
--- a/src/constraint_solver/utilities.cc
+++ b/src/constraint_solver/utilities.cc
@@ -239,18 +239,40 @@ void UnsortedNullableRevBitset::Init(Solver* const solver,
 bool UnsortedNullableRevBitset::RevSubtract(Solver* const solver,
                                             const std::vector<uint64>& mask) {
   bool changed = false;
-  for (int i = 0; i < active_words_.Size(); ++i) {
-    const int index = active_words_.Element(i);
+  for (int index : active_words_) {
     if (bits_[index] & mask[index]) {
       changed = true;
       bits_.SetValue(solver, index, bits_[index] & ~mask[index]);
     }
   }
   // Update active_words_ in reverse order.
-  for (int i = active_words_.Size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-    const int index = active_words_.Element(i);
-    if (!bits_[index]) {
-      active_words_.Remove(solver, index);
+  if (changed) {
+    for (int i = active_words_.Size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+      const int index = active_words_.Element(i);
+      if (!bits_[index]) {
+        active_words_.Remove(solver, index);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return changed;
+}
+
+bool UnsortedNullableRevBitset::RevAnd(Solver* const solver,
+                                       const std::vector<uint64>& mask) {
+  bool changed = false;
+  for (int index : active_words_) {
+    if (bits_[index] & ~mask[index]) {
+      changed = true;
+      bits_.SetValue(solver, index, bits_[index] & mask[index]);
+    }
+  }
+  // Update active_words_ in reverse order.
+  if (changed) {
+    for (int i = active_words_.Size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+      const int index = active_words_.Element(i);
+      if (!bits_[index]) {
+        active_words_.Remove(solver, index);
+      }
     }
   }
   return changed;
@@ -263,8 +285,7 @@ bool UnsortedNullableRevBitset::Intersects(const std::vector<uint64>& mask,
   if (mask[*support_index] & bits_[*support_index]) {
     return true;
   }
-  for (int i = 0; i < active_words_.Size(); ++i) {
-    const int index = active_words_.Element(i);
+  for (int index : active_words_) {
     if (bits_[index] & mask[index]) {
       *support_index = index;
       return true;