diff --git a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
index a6e9d0a46..f5c2fcc48 100644
--- a/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
+++ b/Contractor/EdgeBasedGraphFactory.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ void EdgeBasedGraphFactory::Run() {
     Percent p(_nodeBasedGraph->GetNumberOfNodes());
     int numberOfResolvedRestrictions(0);
     int nodeBasedEdgeCounter(0);
+
     //Loop over all nodes u. Three nested loop look super-linear, but we are dealing with a number linear in the turns only.
     for(_NodeBasedDynamicGraph::NodeIterator u = 0; u < _nodeBasedGraph->GetNumberOfNodes(); ++u ) {
         //loop over all adjacent edge (u,v)
@@ -189,24 +190,30 @@ short EdgeBasedGraphFactory::AnalyzeTurn(const NodeID u, const NodeID v, const N
 
     double angle = GetAngleBetweenTwoEdges(inputNodeInfoList[u], inputNodeInfoList[v], inputNodeInfoList[w]);
 
-    if(data1.middleName.nameID == data2.middleName.nameID)
-        return TurnInstructions.NoTurn;
-
-    //Is turn on roundabout?
+    //roundabouts need to be handled explicitely
+    if(data1.roundabout && data2.roundabout) {
+        //Is a turn possible? If yes, we stay on the roundabout!
+        if( 1 == (_nodeBasedGraph->EndEdges(v) - _nodeBasedGraph->BeginEdges(v)) ) {
+            //No turn possible.
+            return TurnInstructions.NoTurn;
+        } else {
+            return TurnInstructions.StayOnRoundAbout;
+        }
+    }
+    //Does turn start or end on roundabout?
     if(data1.roundabout || data2.roundabout) {
         //We are entering the roundabout
-        if(!data1.roundabout && data2.roundabout)
+        if( (!data1.roundabout) && data2.roundabout)
             return TurnInstructions.EnterRoundAbout;
         //We are leaving the roundabout
-        if(data1.roundabout && !data2.roundabout)
+        if(data1.roundabout && (!data2.roundabout) )
             return TurnInstructions.LeaveRoundAbout;
-        //Is a turn possible? If yes, we stay on the roundabout!
-        if(_nodeBasedGraph->EndEdges(v) - _nodeBasedGraph->BeginEdges(v) > 1)
-            return TurnInstructions.StayOnRoundAbout;
-        //No turn possible.
-        return TurnInstructions.NoTurn;
     }
 
+    //If street names stay the same and if we are certain that it is not a roundabout, we skip it.
+    if(data1.middleName.nameID == data2.middleName.nameID)
+        return TurnInstructions.NoTurn;
+
     return TurnInstructions.GetTurnDirectionOfInstruction(angle);
 }
 
diff --git a/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h b/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h
index e2e31d301..c4b857663 100644
--- a/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h
+++ b/DataStructures/ExtractorCallBacks.h
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public:
             if ( 0 < name.length() )
                 w.name = name;
 
+        if(junction == "roundabout") {
+            w.roundabout = true;
+        }
+
         //Is the highway tag listed as usable way?
         if(0 < settings[highway]) {
 
@@ -134,9 +138,6 @@ public:
             else if("no" == accessClass)
                 w.access = false;
 
-            if(junction == "roundabout") {
-                w.roundabout = true;
-            }
             //Let's process oneway property, if speed profile obeys to it
             if(oneway != "no" && oneway != "false" && oneway != "0" && settings.obeyOneways) {
                 //if oneway tag is in forward direction or if actually roundabout
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ public:
             }
         }
         if ( w.useful && w.access && (1 < w.path.size()) ) { //Only true if the way is specified by the speed profile
-            //Hack: type is not set, perhaps use a bimap'ed speed profile to do set the type correctly?
+            //TODO: type is not set, perhaps use a bimap'ed speed profile to do set the type correctly?
             w.type = 1;
 
             //Get the unique identifier for the street name
diff --git a/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h b/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h
index 5a6b86412..c421fc0b8 100644
--- a/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h
+++ b/DataStructures/TurnInstructions.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct TurnInstructionsClass {
     const static short StayOnRoundAbout = 13;
 
     std::string TurnStrings[14];
+    std::string Ordinals[11];
 
     //This is a hack until c++0x is available enough to use initializer lists.
     TurnInstructionsClass(){
@@ -59,6 +60,18 @@ struct TurnInstructionsClass {
         TurnStrings[11] = "Enter round-about";
         TurnStrings[12] = "Leave round-about";
         TurnStrings[13] = "Stay on round-about";
+
+        Ordinals[0]     = "zeroth";
+        Ordinals[1]     = "first";
+        Ordinals[2]     = "second";
+        Ordinals[3]     = "third";
+        Ordinals[4]     = "fourth";
+        Ordinals[5]     = "fifth";
+        Ordinals[6]     = "sixth";
+        Ordinals[7]     = "seventh";
+        Ordinals[8]     = "eighth";
+        Ordinals[9]     = "nineth";
+        Ordinals[10]     = "tenth";
     };
 
     static inline double GetTurnDirectionOfInstruction( const double angle ) {
diff --git a/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h b/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h
index d349ac873..2f6795ac9 100644
--- a/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h
+++ b/Descriptors/JSONDescriptor.h
@@ -105,16 +105,14 @@ public:
                     if(0 != prefixSumOfNecessarySegments)
                         reply.content += ",";
                     reply.content += "[\"";
-                    INFO("INstruction: " << segment.turnInstruction);
-                    if(TurnInstructions.StayOnRoundAbout == segment.turnInstruction){
-                        INFO("Staying on roundabout");
-                        ++leaveAtExit;
-                    }
+                    INFO("Instruction: " << segment.turnInstruction);
+                    reply.content += TurnInstructions.TurnStrings[segment.turnInstruction];
                     if(TurnInstructions.LeaveRoundAbout == segment.turnInstruction) {
-                        INFO("Exiting at exit " << leaveAtExit);
+                        reply.content += " at ";
+                        reply.content += TurnInstructions.Ordinals[leaveAtExit+1];
+                        reply.content += " exit";
                         leaveAtExit = 0;
                     }
-                    reply.content += TurnInstructions.TurnStrings[segment.turnInstruction];
                     reply.content += "\",\"";
                     reply.content += sEngine.GetEscapedNameForNameID(segment.nameID);
                     reply.content += "\",";
@@ -130,6 +128,8 @@ public:
                     //TODO: fix heading
                     reply.content += "\",\"NE\",22.5";
                     reply.content += "]";
+                } else if(TurnInstructions.StayOnRoundAbout == segment.turnInstruction) {
+                    ++leaveAtExit;
                 }
                 if(segment.necessary)
                     ++prefixSumOfNecessarySegments;