diff --git a/src/model/model.cpp b/src/model/model.cpp
index 77e3933d91e6b12bab877083cea59f2627471406..3d0d21362184055ac2840949b816987b2ab40805 100644
--- a/src/model/model.cpp
+++ b/src/model/model.cpp
@@ -1599,7 +1599,11 @@ void Model::do_backward_sweep() {
 	    IO->log_info("Skipping ...");
 	}
 
+        counter++;
+
         //check if finished
+        IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_backward_sweep);
+        IO->start_time_measurement(IO->tm_bcast_backward_sweep);
         if (context.contains(repast::AgentId(SLACK_ID, rank, TYPE_SLACK_INT, rank))) {
             Agent *slack = context.getAgent(repast::AgentId(SLACK_ID, rank, TYPE_SLACK_INT, rank));
 
@@ -1609,17 +1613,11 @@ void Model::do_backward_sweep() {
             }
         }
         if(world_size > 1){
-            IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_backward_sweep);
-            IO->start_time_measurement(IO->tm_bcast_backward_sweep);
             //TODO use MPI_Ibcast instead
             MPI_Bcast(&backward_sweep_finished, 1, MPI_C_BOOL, agent_rank_relation[SLACK_ID-1], MPI_COMM_WORLD);
-            IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_bcast_backward_sweep);
-            IO->start_time_measurement(IO->tm_backward_sweep);
         }
         IO->log_info("Backward sweep finished: " + std::to_string(backward_sweep_finished));
-
-        counter++;
-        IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_backward_sweep);
+        IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_bcast_backward_sweep);
 
         //synchronize changes
         synchronize_el_connections();
@@ -1656,10 +1654,6 @@ void Model::do_forward_sweep() {
 		        } else{
 			    started_convergence_check = false;
 		        }
-
-		        if (state[i-1] == DONE_NOTHING){
-			    break; // stop iteration if one agent could not complete forward sweep because previous agents have not completed yet
-		        } 
 		    } else {
 			IO->log_info("Skipping AgentID " + std::to_string(agents_scheduling[i-1]->getId().id()));
 		    }
@@ -1675,9 +1669,6 @@ void Model::do_forward_sweep() {
 		        if(state[index] == DONE_CONVERGENCE_CHECK){
 			    checked_convergence++;
 		        }
-		        if (state[index] == DONE_NOTHING){
-			    break; // stop iteration if one agent could to nothing because it is likely that the following agents cannot to anything either
-		        }
 		    } else {
 		        IO->log_info("Skipping AgentID " + std::to_string(i->getId().id()));
 		    }
@@ -1688,7 +1679,11 @@ void Model::do_forward_sweep() {
             IO->log_info("Skipping ...");
         }
 
-        //check if finished
+        counter++;
+        
+	//check if finished
+        IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_forward_sweep);
+        IO->start_time_measurement(IO->tm_bcast_forward_sweep);
         if(context.contains(repast::AgentId(SLACK_ID,rank,TYPE_SLACK_INT, rank))){
             Agent * slack = context.getAgent(repast::AgentId(SLACK_ID,rank,TYPE_SLACK_INT, rank));
 
@@ -1698,16 +1693,12 @@ void Model::do_forward_sweep() {
 
             }
         }
-        IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_forward_sweep);
-        IO->start_time_measurement(IO->tm_bcast_forward_sweep);
         //TODO use MPI_Ibcast instead
         MPI_Bcast(&forward_sweep_finished, 1, MPI_C_BOOL, agent_rank_relation[SLACK_ID-1], MPI_COMM_WORLD); // root was 0
         IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_bcast_forward_sweep);
-        IO->start_time_measurement(IO->tm_forward_sweep);
-        counter++;
-        // in forward sweep info about next and previous electrical nodes are required
+        
+	// in forward sweep info about next and previous electrical nodes are required
         // that is why both sets need to be updated here
-        IO->stop_time_measurement(IO->tm_forward_sweep);
         synchronize_el_connections();
         IO->start_time_measurement(IO->tm_forward_sweep);