diff --git a/brandt.c b/brandt.c
index 1c42d41..b6d3466 100644
--- a/brandt.c
+++ b/brandt.c
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ BRANDT_bidder_start (struct BRANDT_Auction *auction,
 	}
 
 	weprintf("broadcasting msg_init %p from bidder %d", buf, i);
-	if (0 == auction->bcast (auction->closure, buf, buflen))
-		gcry_mpi_set_bit (auction->round_progress, auction->i);
+	auction->bcast (auction->closure, buf, buflen);
+	gcry_mpi_set_bit (auction->round_progress, auction->i);
 	free (buf);
 }
 
@@ -293,88 +293,89 @@ BRANDT_destroy (struct BRANDT_Auction *auction)
 }
 
 
+static void
+report_outcome (struct BRANDT_Auction *ad,
+                enum auction_type     atype,
+                enum outcome_type     outcome)
+{
+	struct BRANDT_Result *res;
+	uint16_t             reslen = 0;
+
+	if (!handler_res[atype][outcome] ||
+		!(res = handler_res[atype][outcome] (ad, &reslen)))
+		ad->result (ad->closure, NULL, 0);
+	else
+		ad->result (ad->closure, res, reslen);
+}
+
+
 static void
 advance_round (struct BRANDT_Auction *ad,
                enum auction_type     atype,
                enum outcome_type     outcome)
 {
-	struct BRANDT_Result *res;
-	uint16_t             reslen = 0;
 	unsigned char *buf;
 	size_t        buflen;
 
-	/* if we did not got the current round message from all participants, don't
-	 * advance to the next round yet. Early return, since we have to wait for
-	 * the other participants messages. In the msg_decrypt round as a bidder we
-	 * only need the one message from the seller. */
-	for (uint16_t i = 0; i < ad->n; i++)
-		if (!gcry_mpi_test_bit (ad->round_progress, i) &&
-		    (ad->seller_mode || msg_decrypt != ad->cur_round))
-			return;
-
-	/* Do not advance to the next round if we are the seller and got all
-	 * msg_decrypt messages from the bidders. We need to broadcast our combined
-	 * msg_decrypt message back to the sellers first */
-	if (!ad->seller_mode || msg_decrypt != ad->cur_round)
+	if (!ad->seller_mode && msg_decrypt == ad->cur_round)
 	{
-		/* clear old round progress and advance to next one */
-		gcry_mpi_clear_highbit (ad->round_progress, 0);
-		ad->cur_round++;
-
-		/* prepare next round. */
-		if (handler_prep[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round])
-			handler_prep[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round] (ad);
-
-		/** \todo: setup round timeout trigger */
-		if (ad->seller_mode)
-		{
-		}
+		/* we are a bidder and successfully parsed the msg_decrypt from the
+		 * seller => we can determine the auction result */
+		report_outcome (ad, atype, outcome);
+		return;
 	}
 
-	/* send next message if we are not done yet */
-	if ((!ad->seller_mode && msg_last > ad->cur_round) ||
-	    (ad->seller_mode && msg_decrypt == ad->cur_round &&
-	     gcry_mpi_test_bit (ad->round_progress, 0)))
+	/* only continue if the round is complete */
+	for (uint16_t i = 0; i < ad->n; i++)
+		if (!gcry_mpi_test_bit (ad->round_progress, i))
+			return;
+
+	if (ad->seller_mode && msg_decrypt == ad->cur_round)
 	{
+		/* all bidders msg_decrypt received, broadcast combined msg_decrypt */
 		if (!handler_out[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round] ||
 			!(buf = handler_out[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round](ad, &buflen)))
 		{
-			weprintf ("failed to create message %d buffer", ad->cur_round);
+			weprintf ("failed to create msg %d buffer as seller",
+			          ad->cur_round);
 			return;
 		}
+		ad->bcast (ad->closure, buf, buflen);
 
-		/* msg_decrypt unicast to seller or broadcast from seller.
-		 * All other messages are broadcasted */
-		if (msg_decrypt == ad->cur_round && !ad->seller_mode)
-		{
-			if (0 == ad->ucast (ad->closure, buf, buflen))
-				gcry_mpi_set_bit (ad->round_progress, ad->i);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (!ad->seller_mode && 0 == ad->bcast (ad->closure, buf, buflen))
-				gcry_mpi_set_bit (ad->round_progress, ad->i);
-		}
+		/* now we are done as seller and can determine the outcome */
+		report_outcome (ad, atype, outcome);
+		return;
 	}
 
-	if (msg_last == ad->cur_round ||
-	    (msg_decrypt == ad->cur_round && ad->seller_mode &&
-	     gcry_mpi_test_bit (ad->round_progress, 0)))
+	/* round complete, advance to next one */
+	gcry_mpi_clear_highbit (ad->round_progress, 0);
+	ad->cur_round++;
+
+	/* prepare next round. */
+	if (handler_prep[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round])
+		handler_prep[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round] (ad);
+
+	if (ad->seller_mode)
 	{
-		/* done with all rounds, determine outcome here */
-		if (!handler_res[atype][outcome] ||
-		    !(res = handler_res[atype][outcome] (ad, &reslen)))
-		{
-			weprintf ("failed to determine result");
-			/** \todo: call result with null pointer here? */
-			return;
-		}
-
-		ad->result (ad->closure, res, reslen);
-		/* seller still needs to broadcast the decryption to all bidders */
-		if (!ad->seller_mode)
-			return;
+		/** \todo: setup round timeout trigger */
+		/* seller does not send regular messages */
+		return;
 	}
+
+	/* create next message buffer */
+	if (!handler_out[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round] ||
+		!(buf = handler_out[atype][outcome][ad->cur_round](ad, &buflen)))
+	{
+		weprintf ("failed to create msg %d buffer as bidder", ad->cur_round);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* msg_decrypt unicast to seller. All other messages are broadcasted */
+	if (msg_decrypt == ad->cur_round)
+		ad->ucast (ad->closure, buf, buflen);
+	else
+		ad->bcast (ad->closure, buf, buflen);
+	gcry_mpi_set_bit (ad->round_progress, ad->i);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/test_brandt.c b/test_brandt.c
index 0c7e4e2..b3d9b1e 100644
--- a/test_brandt.c
+++ b/test_brandt.c
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ cb_result (void                 *auction_closure,
            struct BRANDT_Result results[],
            uint16_t             results_len)
 {
+	uint16_t *s = (uint16_t *)auction_closure;
+
+	if (0 == results_len)
+		weprintf ("result determined by agent %d: none", *s);
+
+	for (uint16_t i = 0; i < results_len; i++)
+		weprintf ("result determined by agent %d: bidder %d got status %d with price %d",
+		          *s,
+		          results[i].bidder,
+		          results[i].status,
+		          results[i].price);
 }