Method for adapting motion profiles of a plurality of individually controllable transport elements (300a, 300b; 400a, 400b; 500a-e; 600a-c) for transporting containers in a container treatment system along a transport path, wherein the plurality of transport elements are movably arranged on the transport path, comprising the following steps: determining a treatment state of at least one container carried along by a first transport element (300b; 400b; 500a; 600a) among the plurality of transport elements, wherein the first transport element is moved by means of an open- and/or closed-loop control unit of the container treatment system as part of a stream of transport elements; wherein the motion profile of the first transport element is adapted by means of the open- and/or closed-loop control unit in response to the determined treatment state; characterized by the following steps: determining a treatment state of at least one container carried along by a second transport element (300a; 400a; 500b; 600b) among the plurality of transport elements and adapting the motion profile of the first transport element (300b; 400b; 500a; 600a) and/or the motion profile of the second transport element (300a; 400a; 500b; 600b) in response to the determined treatment states of the entrained containers of the first and second transport element such that a distance of the second transport element from the first transport element is reduced to a predetermined distance; wherein the first and the second transport element are directly adjacent along the transport path; and wherein the first transport element is coupled to the second transport element when the predetermined distance is reached. determining a treatment state of at least one container carried along by a first transport element (300b; 400b; 500a; 600a) among the plurality of transport elements, wherein the first transport element is moved by means of an open- and/or closed-loop control unit of the container treatment system as part of a stream of transport elements; wherein the motion profile of the first transport element is adapted by means of the open- and/or closed-loop control unit in response to the determined treatment state; characterized by the following steps: determining a treatment state of at least one container carried along by a second transport element (300a; 400a; 500b; 600b) among the plurality of transport elements and adapting the motion profile of the first transport element (300b; 400b; 500a; 600a) and/or the motion profile of the second transport element (300a; 400a; 500b; 600b) in response to the determined treatment states of the entrained containers of the first and second transport element such that a distance of the second transport element from the first transport element is reduced to a predetermined distance; wherein the first and the second transport element are directly adjacent along the transport path; and wherein the first transport element is coupled to the second transport element when the predetermined distance is reached. determining a treatment state of at least one container carried along by a second transport element (300a; 400a; 500b; 600b) among the plurality of transport elements and adapting the motion profile of the first transport element (300b; 400b; 500a; 600a) and/or the motion profile of the second transport element (300a; 400a; 500b; 600b) in response to the determined treatment states of the entrained containers of the first and second transport element such that a distance of the second transport element from the first transport element is reduced to a predetermined distance; wherein the first and the second transport element are directly adjacent along the transport path; and wherein the first transport element is coupled to the second transport element when the predetermined distance is reached. <EOS>