Index: source/ariba/overlay/modules/chord/Chord.cpp
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--- source/ariba/overlay/modules/chord/Chord.cpp	(revision 5776)
+++ source/ariba/overlay/modules/chord/Chord.cpp	(revision 5779)
@@ -453,5 +453,5 @@
 void Chord::eventFunction() {
 	stabilize_counter++;
-	if (stabilize_counter < 0 || stabilize_counter == 4) {
+	if (stabilize_counter < 0 || stabilize_counter >= 2) {
 
 		// reset counter
@@ -491,5 +491,5 @@
 				back_route& br = *i;
 				if (difftime(br.lastseen,time(NULL))>5) i =
-						back_routes.erase(i);
+						back_routes.erase(i)-1;
 			}
 			logging_info("Running orphan removal");