diff --git a/discopop_explorer/PEGraphX.py b/discopop_explorer/PEGraphX.py
index ebeeac67d..65b9b8475 100644
--- a/discopop_explorer/PEGraphX.py
+++ b/discopop_explorer/PEGraphX.py
@@ -768,37 +768,39 @@ def calculateFunctionMetadata(self, hotspot_information=None, func_nodes=None) -
         print("\tMetadata calculation done.")
 
         # cleanup dependencies (remove dependencies, if it is overwritten by a more specific Intra-iteration dependency
-        print("Cleaning duplicated dependencies...")
-        to_be_removed = []
-        for cu_node in self.all_nodes(CUNode):
-            out_deps = self.out_edges(cu_node.id, EdgeType.DATA)
-            for dep_1 in out_deps:
-                for dep_2 in out_deps:
-                    if dep_1 == dep_2:
-                        continue
-                    if (
-                        dep_1[2].dtype == dep_2[2].dtype
-                        and dep_1[2].etype == dep_2[2].etype
-                        and dep_1[2].memory_region == dep_2[2].memory_region
-                        and dep_1[2].sink_line == dep_2[2].sink_line
-                        and dep_1[2].source_line == dep_2[2].source_line
-                        and dep_1[2].var_name == dep_2[2].var_name
-                    ):
-                        if not dep_1[2].intra_iteration and dep_2[2].intra_iteration:
-                            # dep_2 is a more specific duplicate of dep_1
-                            # remove dep_1
-                            to_be_removed.append(dep_1)
-
-        to_be_removed_with_keys = []
-        for dep in to_be_removed:
-            graph_edges = self.g.out_edges(dep[0], keys=True, data="data")
-
-            for s, t, key, data in graph_edges:
-                if dep[0] == s and dep[1] == t and dep[2] == data:
-                    to_be_removed_with_keys.append((s, t, key))
-        for edge in set(to_be_removed_with_keys):
-            self.g.remove_edge(edge[0], edge[1], edge[2])
-        print("Cleaning dependencies done.")
+        # note: this can introduce false positives! Keep the analysis pessimistic to ensure correctness
+        if False:
+            print("Cleaning duplicated dependencies...")
+            to_be_removed = []
+            for cu_node in self.all_nodes(CUNode):
+                out_deps = self.out_edges(cu_node.id, EdgeType.DATA)
+                for dep_1 in out_deps:
+                    for dep_2 in out_deps:
+                        if dep_1 == dep_2:
+                            continue
+                        if (
+                            dep_1[2].dtype == dep_2[2].dtype
+                            and dep_1[2].etype == dep_2[2].etype
+                            and dep_1[2].memory_region == dep_2[2].memory_region
+                            and dep_1[2].sink_line == dep_2[2].sink_line
+                            and dep_1[2].source_line == dep_2[2].source_line
+                            and dep_1[2].var_name == dep_2[2].var_name
+                        ):
+                            if not dep_1[2].intra_iteration and dep_2[2].intra_iteration:
+                                # dep_2 is a more specific duplicate of dep_1
+                                # remove dep_1
+                                to_be_removed.append(dep_1)
+
+            to_be_removed_with_keys = []
+            for dep in to_be_removed:
+                graph_edges = self.g.out_edges(dep[0], keys=True, data="data")
+
+                for s, t, key, data in graph_edges:
+                    if dep[0] == s and dep[1] == t and dep[2] == data:
+                        to_be_removed_with_keys.append((s, t, key))
+            for edge in set(to_be_removed_with_keys):
+                self.g.remove_edge(edge[0], edge[1], edge[2])
+            print("Cleaning dependencies done.")
 
         # cleanup dependencies II : only consider the Intra-iteration dependencies with the highest level
         print("Cleaning duplicated dependencies II...")
diff --git a/rtlib/iFunctions.cpp b/rtlib/iFunctions.cpp
index 131104088..652595951 100755
--- a/rtlib/iFunctions.cpp
+++ b/rtlib/iFunctions.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace __dp {
         if(unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopID(curr) != (LID) 0xFF && unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopID(depOn) != (LID) 0xFF){
             if(unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopID(curr) == unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopID(depOn)){
                 // check innermost loop first
-                if(unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_0(curr) == unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_0(depOn)){
+                if((unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_0(curr) == unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_0(depOn)) && unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_0(curr) != 0){
 
                     // modify depType if intraIterationDependency identified
                     switch(type) {
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ namespace __dp {
                     }
                 }
                 // check second loop
-                else if(unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_1(curr) == unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_1(depOn)){
+                else if((unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_1(curr) == unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_1(depOn)) && unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_2(curr) != 0){
+
+
 
                     // modify depType if intraIterationDependency identified
                     switch(type) {
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ namespace __dp {
                     }
                 }
                 // check outer loop
-                else if(unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_2(curr) == unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_2(depOn)){
+                else if((unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_2(curr) == unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_2(depOn)) && unpackLIDMetadata_getLoopIteration_2(curr) != 0){
                     // modify depType if intraIterationDependency identified
                     switch(type) {
                         case RAW: