diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/CombustionEngine.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/CombustionEngine.cs
index 3511dfeedaed693a8442d97cb8f7d339e5368f32..610bdc57baa2c2479f122c0fa95fedccee3cc4ce 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/CombustionEngine.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/CombustionEngine.cs
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl
 					}).
 					Case<ResponseOverload>(r => {
 						var angularSpeed = SearchAlgorithm.Search(nextAngularSpeed, r.Delta,
-							-Constants.SimulationSettings.EngineIdlingSearchInterval,
+							Constants.SimulationSettings.EngineIdlingSearchInterval,
 							getYValue: result => ((ResponseDryRun)result).DeltaFullLoad,
 							evaluateFunction: n => RequestPort.Request(absTime, dt, 0.SI<NewtonMeter>(), n, true),
 							criterion: result => ((ResponseDryRun)result).DeltaFullLoad.Value());
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/XMLValidator.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/XMLValidator.cs
index a7eb40631ec32ec5c7ba225e0baaf614b17bc1b2..76dcdfde63168ce6864f98df6e985eaea00e9359 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/XMLValidator.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/XMLValidator.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Utils
 			}
 
 			_doc.Schemas = GetXMLSchema(docType);
-							?.InnerText;
 			
 			_doc.Validate(ValidationCallBack);