Method for regulating a burner device with a mass flow sensor in a side duct of a feed duct of the burner device, a regulator, at least one first actuator (4, 3) acting on the feed duct and at least one second actuator (3, 4) acting on the feed duct, wherein the at least one first actuator (4, 3) and the at least one second actuator (3, 4) are embodied for receiving signals, the method comprising the steps: Requesting a throughflow of a fluid through the feed duct, Assigning the requested throughflow through the feed duct to a setting of the at least one first actuator (4, 3), Generating a first signal (23, 22) for the at least one first actuator (4, 3), wherein the generated first signal (23, 22) is a function of the setting of the at least one first actuator (4, 3) assigned to the requested throughflow through the duct, Outputting the generated first signal (23, 22) to the at least one first actuator (4, 3), Generating a second signal by the mass flow sensor, wherein the second signal is a function of a throughflow through the side duct, Processing of the second signal generated by the mass flow sensor to an actual value of the throughflow through the side duct, Processing of the requested throughflow through the feed duct to a required value of the throughflow through the side duct, Generating a regulation signal (22, 23) by the regulator for the at least one second actuator (3, 4) as a function of the actual value of the throughflow through the side duct and as a function of the required value of the throughflow through the side duct, Outputting the generated regulation signal (22, 23) to the at least one second actuator (3, 4), wherein a first flow resistance element and a second flow resistance element are arranged in the side duct, wherein the first flow resistance element has a larger admittance surface than the second flow resistance element, the side duct has a bypass duct with a third flow resistance element, the mass flow sensor is arranged in the bypass duct of the side duct, wherein the flow resistance element is arranged before the mass flow sensor, and the at least one first actuator (4, 3) and the at least one second actuator (3, 4) are arranged in series. Requesting a throughflow of a fluid through the feed duct, Assigning the requested throughflow through the feed duct to a setting of the at least one first actuator (4, 3), Generating a first signal (23, 22) for the at least one first actuator (4, 3), wherein the generated first signal (23, 22) is a function of the setting of the at least one first actuator (4, 3) assigned to the requested throughflow through the duct, Outputting the generated first signal (23, 22) to the at least one first actuator (4, 3), Generating a second signal by the mass flow sensor, wherein the second signal is a function of a throughflow through the side duct, Processing of the second signal generated by the mass flow sensor to an actual value of the throughflow through the side duct, Processing of the requested throughflow through the feed duct to a required value of the throughflow through the side duct, Generating a regulation signal (22, 23) by the regulator for the at least one second actuator (3, 4) as a function of the actual value of the throughflow through the side duct and as a function of the required value of the throughflow through the side duct, Outputting the generated regulation signal (22, 23) to the at least one second actuator (3, 4), wherein a first flow resistance element and a second flow resistance element are arranged in the side duct, wherein the first flow resistance element has a larger admittance surface than the second flow resistance element, the side duct has a bypass duct with a third flow resistance element, the mass flow sensor is arranged in the bypass duct of the side duct, wherein the flow resistance element is arranged before the mass flow sensor, and the at least one first actuator (4, 3) and the at least one second actuator (3, 4) are arranged in series.