Index: source/ariba/overlay/modules/chord/Chord.cpp
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--- source/ariba/overlay/modules/chord/Chord.cpp	(revision 5698)
+++ source/ariba/overlay/modules/chord/Chord.cpp	(revision 5699)
@@ -292,4 +292,10 @@
 	M* m = msg.getMessage()->convert<ChordMessage> ();
 	if (m == NULL) return;
+
+	// drop-self messages
+	if (m->getSource() == nodeid ) {
+		delete m;
+		return;
+	}
 
 	// handle messages