diff --git a/core/experiments/FaultCoverageExperiment/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/FaultCoverageExperiment/experiment.cc
index 4373b232..c0a401b9 100644
--- a/core/experiments/FaultCoverageExperiment/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/FaultCoverageExperiment/experiment.cc
@@ -136,5 +136,7 @@ bool FaultCoverageExperiment::run()
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return (true);
+
+	simulator.clearEvents(this);
+	return true;
 }
diff --git a/core/experiments/MHTestCampaign/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/MHTestCampaign/experiment.cc
index 570e4cfe..4ee84f5d 100644
--- a/core/experiments/MHTestCampaign/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/MHTestCampaign/experiment.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ bool MHTestExperiment::run()
 		cout << "No data for me? :(" << endl;
 	}
 #endif
+	sal::simulator.clearEvents(this);
 	sal::simulator.terminate();
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/core/experiments/TracingTest/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/TracingTest/experiment.cc
index b5b29068..6ce9df60 100644
--- a/core/experiments/TracingTest/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/TracingTest/experiment.cc
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ bool TracingTest::run()
 */
 #endif
 	cout << "[TracingTest] Finished." << endl;
+	simulator.clearEvents(this);
 	simulator.terminate();
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/core/experiments/attic/DataRetrievalExperiment.cc b/core/experiments/attic/DataRetrievalExperiment.cc
index 2de4ee80..5dfb397d 100644
--- a/core/experiments/attic/DataRetrievalExperiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/attic/DataRetrievalExperiment.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ bool DataRetrievalExperiment::run()
 	cout << "m_instrptr1: " <<  hex << test->m_instrptr1() << endl;
 	// m_instrptr2 augeben
 	cout << "m_instrptr2: " << hex << test->m_instrptr2() << endl;
-	
-	return (true); // experiment successful
+
+	sal::simulator.clearEvents(this);
+	return true; // experiment successful
 }
diff --git a/core/experiments/attic/JumpAndRunExperiment/JumpAndRunExperiment.hpp b/core/experiments/attic/JumpAndRunExperiment/JumpAndRunExperiment.hpp
index 15f95297..06e517dc 100644
--- a/core/experiments/attic/JumpAndRunExperiment/JumpAndRunExperiment.hpp
+++ b/core/experiments/attic/JumpAndRunExperiment/JumpAndRunExperiment.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class JumpAndRunExperiment : public fi::ExperimentFlow
 			{
 				cerr << "[JumpAndRunExperiment] Now, we are completely lost! "
 				     << "It's time to cry! :-(" << endl;
-				return (false);
+				simulator.clearEvents(this);
+				return false;
 			}
 			else
 				cout << "[JumpAndRunExperiment] Entry of main function reached! "
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ class JumpAndRunExperiment : public fi::ExperimentFlow
 				{
 					cerr << "[JumpAndRunExperiment] Damn! Something went "
 					     << "terribly wrong! Who added that event?! :-(" << endl;
-					return (false);
+					simulator.clearEvents(this);
+					return false;
 				}
 				else
 					cout << "[JumpAndRunExperiment] Jump detected. Instruction: "
@@ -73,7 +75,9 @@ class JumpAndRunExperiment : public fi::ExperimentFlow
 			cout << "[JumpAndRunExperiment] " << dec << counter
 				 << " jump(s) detected -- enough for today...exiting! :-)"
 				 << endl;
-			return (true);
+
+			simulator.clearEvents(this);
+			return true;
 		}
 };
 
diff --git a/core/experiments/attic/MemWriteExperiment.hpp b/core/experiments/attic/MemWriteExperiment.hpp
index 6d1d145d..8abf5335 100644
--- a/core/experiments/attic/MemWriteExperiment.hpp
+++ b/core/experiments/attic/MemWriteExperiment.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class MemWriteExperiment : public ExperimentFlow
 			// 4. Continue simulation (waitAny) and inject bitflip:
 			// ...
 
-			return (true);
+			simulator.clearEvents(this);
+			return true;
 		}
 };
 
diff --git a/core/experiments/attic/MyExperiment.hpp b/core/experiments/attic/MyExperiment.hpp
index db7ee92b..46a857ee 100644
--- a/core/experiments/attic/MyExperiment.hpp
+++ b/core/experiments/attic/MyExperiment.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ class MyExperiment : public fi::ExperimentFlow
 				 << " next 400 instructions..."; cout.flush();
 			simulator.addEventAndWait(&foobar);
 			cout << "cought! Exiting now." << endl;
-			return (true);
+
+			simulator.clearEvents(this);
+			return true;
 		}
 };
 
diff --git a/core/experiments/attic/SingleSteppingExperiment.hpp b/core/experiments/attic/SingleSteppingExperiment.hpp
index 885ac388..63f7f277 100644
--- a/core/experiments/attic/SingleSteppingExperiment.hpp
+++ b/core/experiments/attic/SingleSteppingExperiment.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class SingleSteppingExperiment : public fi::ExperimentFlow
 			{
 				cerr << "[SingleSteppingExperiment] Now, we are completely lost!"
 				     << " It's time to cry! :-(" << endl;
-				return (false);
+				simulator.clearEvents(this);
+				return false;
 			}
 			cout << "[SingleSteppingExperiment] Entry of main function reached!"
 			     << " Beginning single-stepping..." << endl;
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ class SingleSteppingExperiment : public fi::ExperimentFlow
 				if(action != 'y')
 					break;
 			}
-			return (true);
+
+			simulator.clearEvents(this);
+			return true;
 		}
 };
 
diff --git a/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc
index 867fedff..bf206120 100644
--- a/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ bool ChecksumOOStuBSExperiment::run()
 	std::ofstream of(tracefile);
 	if (of.fail()) {
 		log << "failed to write " << tracefile << endl;
+		sal::simulator.clearEvents(this);
 		return false;
 	}
 	trace.SerializeToOstream(&of);
diff --git a/core/experiments/coolchecksum/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/coolchecksum/experiment.cc
index 83679ff0..f16253db 100644
--- a/core/experiments/coolchecksum/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/coolchecksum/experiment.cc
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ bool CoolChecksumExperiment::run()
 	std::ofstream of("trace.pb");
 	if (of.fail()) {
 		log << "failed to write trace.pb" << endl;
+		sal::simulator.clearEvents(this);
 		return false;
 	}
 	trace.SerializeToOstream(&of);
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ bool CoolChecksumExperiment::run()
 	if (!m_jc.getParam(param)) {
 		log << "Dying." << endl;
 		// communicate that we were told to die
-		sal::simulator.terminate(1); // "return (false);" ?
+		sal::simulator.terminate(1);
 	}
 	int id = param.getWorkloadID();
 	int instr_offset = param.msg.instr_offset();
@@ -201,5 +202,6 @@ bool CoolChecksumExperiment::run()
 	sal::simulator.terminate();
 #endif
 	// simulator continues to run
+	sal::simulator.clearEvents(this);
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/core/experiments/fireinterrupt/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/fireinterrupt/experiment.cc
index a6f2ddc9..89b65eb5 100644
--- a/core/experiments/fireinterrupt/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/fireinterrupt/experiment.cc
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ bool fireinterruptExperiment::run()
 	
 #endif
 	
+	sal::simulator.clearEvents(this);
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/core/experiments/hscsimple/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/hscsimple/experiment.cc
index c02d744a..838ed9be 100644
--- a/core/experiments/hscsimple/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/hscsimple/experiment.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ bool hscsimpleExperiment::run()
 
 	sal::simulator.addEventAndWait(&breakpoint);
 #endif
-	
+
+	sal::simulator.clearEvents(this);
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/core/experiments/weathermonitor/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/weathermonitor/experiment.cc
index 40f3115f..a245b23c 100644
--- a/core/experiments/weathermonitor/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/weathermonitor/experiment.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ bool WeathermonitorExperiment::run()
 	std::ofstream of(tracefile);
 	if (of.fail()) {
 		log << "failed to write " << tracefile << endl;
+		sal::simulator.clearEvents(this); // cleanup
 		return false;
 	}
 	trace.SerializeToOstream(&of);