A method of starting a gas turbine, the gas turbine comprising an apparatus for regulating the flow of fuel to a combustion chamber (C) in the gas turbine, the apparatus comprising a main line configured to be selectably placed in fluid communication with a fuel source and with at least one nozzle of a nozzle array (N) for transferring fuel from said fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array (N), wherein the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array (N) is configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber (C), the apparatus further comprising an auxiliary line configured to be selectably placed in fluid communication with said fuel source and with the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array (N) for transferring fuel from said fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array (N), wherein the auxiliary line includes a first end that branches from the main line and a second end, downstream from the first end of the auxiliary line , that connects back to the main line , the auxiliary line configured to selectively direct all fuel received at the first end to the second end, the method comprising: - keeping the main line in a sealed state to inhibit fuel from flowing from the fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array via the main line while increasing an auxiliary line fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array (N) via the auxiliary line , wherein the auxiliary line fuel flow rate is less than or equal to a predetermined auxiliary line maximum flow rate; - firing the gas turbine while keeping the main line in the sealed state; and - after combustion has started in the combustion chamber (C), opening the main line from the sealed state for increasing a main line fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array through the main line , wherein the main line fuel flow rate is less than or equal to a predetermined main line maximum flow rate; wherein the predetermined auxiliary line maximum flow rate is less than the predetermined main line maximum flow rate; and wherein the predetermined auxiliary line maximum flow rate is less than 15% of the maximum total fuel flow rate, the maximum total fuel flow rate being a sum of the predetermined auxiliary line maximum flow rate and the predetermined main line maximum flow rate. - keeping the main line in a sealed state to inhibit fuel from flowing from the fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array via the main line while increasing an auxiliary line fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array (N) via the auxiliary line , wherein the auxiliary line fuel flow rate is less than or equal to a predetermined auxiliary line maximum flow rate; - firing the gas turbine while keeping the main line in the sealed state; and - after combustion has started in the combustion chamber (C), opening the main line from the sealed state for increasing a main line fuel flow rate of fuel flowing from the fuel source to the at least one nozzle of the nozzle array through the main line , wherein the main line fuel flow rate is less than or equal to a predetermined main line maximum flow rate; <EOS>