diff --git a/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ControllerImpl.kt b/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ControllerImpl.kt
index 9af17de1..9ec52f3b 100644
--- a/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ControllerImpl.kt
+++ b/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ControllerImpl.kt
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ internal class ControllerImpl (
             override fun <V : Any> variable(metaLogical: MetaLogical<V>): Logical<V>? = null
         })
 
-        traceActivated(occ)
-
+        trace.activate(occ)
         val status = state.processActivated(this, active, NORMAL())
         if (status is FAILED) {
             throw status.failure.failureCause()
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ internal class ControllerImpl (
     }
 
     override fun reactivate(occ: Occurrence): FeedbackStatus {
-        trace.reactivateIncremental(occ)
+        trace.reactivate(occ)
         return state.processActivated(this, occ, NORMAL())
     }
 
@@ -217,19 +216,12 @@ internal class ControllerImpl (
         return context.eval { status ->
 
             constraint.occurrence(this, args, justsCopy(justs), context.logicalContext, context.ruleUniqueTag).let { occ ->
-                traceActivated(occ)
+                trace.activate(occ)
                 state.processActivated(this, occ, status)
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun traceActivated(occ: Occurrence) =
-        if (!occ.stored)
-            trace.activate(occ)
-        else
-            trace.reactivate(occ)
-
-
     private fun askPredicate(predicate: Predicate, context: Context) : Boolean =
         profiler.profile<Boolean>("ask_${predicate.symbol()}") {
 
diff --git a/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ProcessingStateImpl.kt b/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ProcessingStateImpl.kt
index 877517ad..1023f8a3 100644
--- a/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ProcessingStateImpl.kt
+++ b/reactor/Core/src/jetbrains/mps/logic/reactor/core/internal/ProcessingStateImpl.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ internal class ProcessingStateImpl(private var dispatchingFront: Dispatcher.Disp
         // Incremental reactivation should proceed more like usual activation.
         this.dispatchingFront = dispatchingFront.forgetExpanded(activeOcc)
 
-        return controller.reactivate(activeOcc)
+        trace.reactivateIncremental(activeOcc)
+
+        return processActivated(controller, activeOcc, FeedbackStatus.NORMAL())
     }
 
     /**