diff --git a/osscan2.cc b/osscan2.cc
index 7f6e2bb22..732d24f22 100644
--- a/osscan2.cc
+++ b/osscan2.cc
@@ -249,13 +249,9 @@ int get_initial_ttl_guess(u8 ttl) {
  function cannot determine the sequence, IPID_SEQ_UNKNOWN is returned.
  This islocalhost argument is a boolean specifying whether these
  numbers were generated by scanning localhost. */
-int identify_sequence(int numSamples, u32 *ipid_diffs, int islocalhost, int allipideqz) {
+int identify_sequence(int numSamples, u32 *ipid_diffs, int islocalhost) {
   int i, j, k, l;
 
-  /* ZERO */
-  if (allipideqz)
-    return IPID_SEQ_ZERO;
-
   if (islocalhost) {
     int allgto = 1; /* ALL diffs greater than one */
 
@@ -331,17 +327,18 @@ int identify_sequence(int numSamples, u32 *ipid_diffs, int islocalhost, int alli
 }
 
 /* Calculate the distances between the ipids and write them
-   into the ipid_diffs array */
+   into the ipid_diffs array. If the sequence class can be determined
+   immediately, return it; otherwise return -1 */
 int get_diffs(u32 *ipid_diffs, int numSamples, u32 *ipids, int islocalhost) {
   int i;
-  int allipideqz = 1;
+  bool allipideqz = true;
 
   if (numSamples < 2)
     return IPID_SEQ_UNKNOWN;
 
   for (i = 1; i < numSamples; i++) {
     if (ipids[i - 1] != 0 || ipids[i] != 0)
-      allipideqz = 0; /* All IP.ID values do *NOT* equal zero */
+      allipideqz = false; /* All IP.ID values do *NOT* equal zero */
 
     ipid_diffs[i - 1] = ipids[i] - ipids[i - 1];
 
@@ -350,32 +347,47 @@ int get_diffs(u32 *ipid_diffs, int numSamples, u32 *ipids, int islocalhost) {
       return IPID_SEQ_RD;
   }
 
-  return allipideqz;
+  if (allipideqz) {
+    return IPID_SEQ_ZERO;
+  }
+  else {
+    return -1;
+  }
 
 }
 
 /* Indentify the ipid sequence for 32-bit IPID values (IPv6) */
 int get_ipid_sequence_32(int numSamples, u32 *ipids, int islocalhost) {
-  int allipideqz=1;
+  int ipid_seq = IPID_SEQ_UNKNOWN;
   u32 ipid_diffs[32];
   assert(numSamples < (int) (sizeof(ipid_diffs) / 2));
-  allipideqz = get_diffs(ipid_diffs, numSamples, ipids, islocalhost);
-  return identify_sequence(numSamples, ipid_diffs, islocalhost, allipideqz);
+  ipid_seq = get_diffs(ipid_diffs, numSamples, ipids, islocalhost);
+  if (ipid_seq < 0) {
+    return identify_sequence(numSamples, ipid_diffs, islocalhost);
+  }
+  else {
+    return ipid_seq;
+  }
 }
 
 /* Indentify the ipid sequence for 16-bit IPID values (IPv4) */
 int get_ipid_sequence_16(int numSamples, u32 *ipids, int islocalhost) {
   int i;
-  int allipideqz=1;
+  int ipid_seq = IPID_SEQ_UNKNOWN;
   u32 ipid_diffs[32];
   assert(numSamples < (int) (sizeof(ipid_diffs) / 2));
-  allipideqz = get_diffs(ipid_diffs, numSamples, ipids, islocalhost);
+  ipid_seq = get_diffs(ipid_diffs, numSamples, ipids, islocalhost);
   /* AND with 0xffff so that in case the 16 bit counter was
    * flipped over we still have a continuous sequence */
   for (i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) {
     ipid_diffs[i] = ipid_diffs[i] & 0xffff;
   }
-  return identify_sequence(numSamples, ipid_diffs, islocalhost, allipideqz);
+  if (ipid_seq < 0) {
+    return identify_sequence(numSamples, ipid_diffs, islocalhost);
+  }
+  else {
+    return ipid_seq;
+  }
 }