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 acting on the feed duct and at least one second actuator acting on the feed duct , wherein the at least one first actuator and the at least one second actuator 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 , Generating a first signal for the at least one first actuator , wherein the generated first signal is a function of the setting of the at least one first actuator assigned to the requested throughflow through the duct , Outputting the generated first signal to the at least one first actuator , 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 by the regulator for the at least one second actuator 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 to the at least one second actuator , 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 and the at least one second actuator 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 , Generating a first signal for the at least one first actuator , wherein the generated first signal is a function of the setting of the at least one first actuator assigned to the requested throughflow through the duct , Outputting the generated first signal to the at least one first actuator , 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 by the regulator for the at least one second actuator 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 to the at least one second actuator , 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 and the at least one second actuator are arranged in series. <EOS>