diff --git a/test_brandt.c b/test_brandt.c
index 8a27748..0db012c 100644
--- a/test_brandt.c
+++ b/test_brandt.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ expected_outcome (uint16_t i)
 	int32_t              highest_bidder = -1;
 	int32_t              highest_bid = -1;
 	int32_t              mpf_highest_bidder;
-	int32_t              mpf_highest_bid;
+	int32_t              mpf_highest_bid = -1;
 	int32_t              prev_mpf_highest_bidder = -1;
 	uint16_t             winners = MIN (tcase.m, tcase.n);
 	uint16_t             cur_winner = 0;
@@ -82,17 +82,22 @@ expected_outcome (uint16_t i)
 	}
 
 	/* find M+1st highest bidder to determine selling price */
-	for (uint16_t m = 0; m <= MIN (tcase.m, tcase.n - 1); m++)
+	for (uint16_t h = 0; h < tcase.n; h++)
+		if (tcase.bids[h] > mpf_highest_bid)
+			mpf_highest_bid = tcase.bids[prev_mpf_highest_bidder = h];
+	for (uint16_t m = 0; m < MIN (tcase.m, tcase.n - 1); m++)
 	{
+		mpf_highest_bidder = -1;
+		mpf_highest_bid = -1;
 		for (uint16_t h = 0; h < tcase.n; h++)
 		{
-			mpf_highest_bidder = -1;
-			mpf_highest_bid = -1;
 			if (tcase.bids[h] > mpf_highest_bid &&
-			    (-1 == prev_mpf_highest_bidder ||
-			     tcase.bids[h] < tcase.bids[prev_mpf_highest_bidder] ||
-			     h > prev_mpf_highest_bidder))
+			    (tcase.bids[h] < tcase.bids[prev_mpf_highest_bidder] ||
+			     (tcase.bids[h] == tcase.bids[prev_mpf_highest_bidder] &&
+			      h > prev_mpf_highest_bidder)))
+			{
 				mpf_highest_bid = tcase.bids[mpf_highest_bidder = h];
+			}
 		}
 		prev_mpf_highest_bidder = mpf_highest_bidder;
 	}
@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ cb_result (void                 *auction_closure,
 	if (0 == results_len)
 	{
 		weprintf ("expected result is: %p", must);
-		weprintf ("computed result is: (nil) (from agent %d)", *s);
+		weprintf ("computed result is: (nil) (by agent %d)", *s);
 
 		if (NULL != must)
 			tcase.ret = 1;
@@ -237,7 +242,7 @@ cb_result (void                 *auction_closure,
 		          must[i].status,
 		          must[i].price);
 		weprintf (
-		    "computed result is: bidder %d got status %d with price %d (from agent %d)",
+		    "computed result is: bidder %d got status %d with price %d (by agent %d)",
 		    results[i].bidder,
 		    results[i].status,
 		    results[i].price,
@@ -332,6 +337,12 @@ test_auction (uint16_t n,
 	tcase.outcome_public = outcome_public;
 	tcase.ret = 0;
 
+	weprintf ("######################################");
+	weprintf ("testing %s auction with m = %d and %s outcome",
+	          tcase.m > 0 ? "M+1ST PRICE" : "FIRST PRICE",
+	          tcase.m,
+	          tcase.outcome_public ? "PUBLIC" : "PRIVATE");
+	weprintf ("######################################");
 	tcase.ad = GNUNET_new_array (tcase.n + 1, struct BRANDT_Auction *);
 	tcase.id = GNUNET_new_array (tcase.n + 1, uint16_t);
 	for (uint16_t i = 0; i <= tcase.n; i++)
@@ -367,8 +378,12 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	edc = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_dlog_prepare (1024, 16);
 	BRANDT_init (edc);
 
-	ret |= test_auction (4, 3, (uint16_t[]) { 1, 2, 0, 2 }, 0, 1) ||
-	       test_auction (4, 3, (uint16_t[]) { 1, 2, 0, 2 }, 0, 0);
+	ret |= 0 ||
+	       test_auction (2, 2, (uint16_t[]) { 1, 0 }, 1, 0) ||
+	       test_auction (3, 2, (uint16_t[]) { 0, 0, 1 }, 2, 0) ||
+	       test_auction (3, 2, (uint16_t[]) { 0, 1, 1 }, 0, 0) ||
+	       test_auction (3, 2, (uint16_t[]) { 0, 1, 1 }, 0, 1) ||
+	       0;
 
 	GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_dlog_release (edc);
 	return ret;