diff --git a/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs b/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
index b2bdfc0e49dedcc60515ed2e41aa32c3c5f874cb..666ecf3c637103d1c7646b01252373c244637536 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
@@ -424,6 +424,19 @@ impl Consensus {
             self.highest_id = header.highest_id;
             for peer in comp_ctx.iter_peers() {
                 if peer.id == header.sending_id {
+                    continue; // do not send to sender: it has the higher ID
+                }
+
+                // also: only send if we received a message in this round
+                let mut performed_communication = false; // TODO: Revise, temporary fix
+                for port in self.ports.iter() {
+                    if port.peer_comp_id == peer.id && port.mapping.is_some() {
+                        performed_communication = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if !performed_communication {
                     continue;
                 }