#include "gateway_client.h"
 #include "gateway_common.h"
 #include "hard-interface.h"
+#include "originator.h"
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <linux/udp.h>
 
 void gw_check_election(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct orig_node *orig_node)
 {
-       struct gw_node *curr_gateway_tmp;
+       struct orig_node *curr_gw_orig;
        uint8_t gw_tq_avg, orig_tq_avg;
 
-       rcu_read_lock();
-       curr_gateway_tmp = rcu_dereference(bat_priv->curr_gw);
-       if (!curr_gateway_tmp)
-               goto out_rcu;
+       curr_gw_orig = gw_get_selected(bat_priv);
+       if (!curr_gw_orig)
+               goto deselect;
 
-       if (!curr_gateway_tmp->orig_node)
-               goto deselect_rcu;
-
-       if (!curr_gateway_tmp->orig_node->router)
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       if (!curr_gw_orig->router)
                goto deselect_rcu;
 
        /* this node already is the gateway */
-       if (curr_gateway_tmp->orig_node == orig_node)
+       if (curr_gw_orig == orig_node)
                goto out_rcu;
 
        if (!orig_node->router)
                goto out_rcu;
 
-       gw_tq_avg = curr_gateway_tmp->orig_node->router->tq_avg;
+       gw_tq_avg = curr_gw_orig->router->tq_avg;
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
        orig_tq_avg = orig_node->router->tq_avg;
 deselect:
        gw_deselect(bat_priv);
 out:
+       if (curr_gw_orig)
+               orig_node_free_ref(curr_gw_orig);
+
        return;
 }