diff --git a/cadoles/eole/plugins/modules/instance.py b/cadoles/eole/plugins/modules/instance.py
index 721c7c2..dce6d9e 100644
--- a/cadoles/eole/plugins/modules/instance.py
+++ b/cadoles/eole/plugins/modules/instance.py
@@ -104,11 +104,10 @@ class ExpectationCollection:
         expectations = [exp for exps in self.expectations_lookup.values() for exp in exps]
         if recursive:
             expectations.extend([exp for exps in expectations for exp in exps.get_following_expectations()])
-            pass
-        return expectations
+        return list(set(expectations))
 
     def count_expectations(self):
-        return sum([exp.count_expectations() for exp in self.get_expectations()])
+        return len(self.get_expectations(recursive=True))
 
     def merge(self, collection):
         for expectation in collection.get_expectations():
@@ -121,21 +120,24 @@ class Expectation:
         self.context = [p.strip() for p in multiline_pattern.strip().split('\n') if p.strip()]
         self.pattern = self.context[-1]
         self.response = response
-        self.next = None
+        self.next = {}
 
-    def get_pattern(self):
-        return re.compile(f'(.*){re.escape(self.pattern)}(.*)')
+    def get_pattern(self, previous_answer=None):
+        return re.compile(f'(.*){re.escape(self.pattern.format(variable=previous_answer))}(.*)')
 
-    def set_next_expectation(self, expectation):
-        self.next = expectation
+    def set_next_expectation(self, expectation, triggers=None):
+        if not isinstance(triggers, list):
+            triggers = [triggers]
+        for trigger in triggers:
+            self.next[trigger] = expectation
 
     def set_response(self, response):
         print(f'Setting {response} for {self.pattern}')
         self.response = response
 
-    def expect(self, spawned):
-        print(f'-> expecting next "{self.pattern}"')
-        p = spawned.expect([pexpect.EOF, pexpect.TIMEOUT, self.get_pattern()])
+    def expect(self, spawned, previous_answer=None):
+        print(f'-> expecting next "{self.pattern.format(variable=previous_answer)}"')
+        p = spawned.expect([pexpect.EOF, pexpect.TIMEOUT, self.get_pattern(previous_answer=previous_answer)])
         if p not in [0, 1]:
             self.answer(spawned)
         else:
@@ -145,8 +147,10 @@ class Expectation:
         print(f'-> answering "{self.response}" to "{spawned.after}"')
         if self.response is not None:
             spawned.sendline(self.response)
-        if self.next:
-            self.next.expect(spawned)
+        if self.response in self.next:
+            self.next[self.response].expect(spawned, previous_answer=self.response)
+        elif None in self.next:
+            self.next[None].expect(spawned, previous_answer=self.response)
 
     def is_the_one(self, context):
         #print(f'testing if it is the one {self.get_pattern()} for {context}')
@@ -160,18 +164,12 @@ class Expectation:
                 return False
         return True
 
-    def count_expectations(self):
-        count = 1
-        if self.next:
-            count += self.next.count_expectations()
-        return count
-
     def get_following_expectations(self):
-        if self.next:
-            return [self.next] + self.next.get_following_expectations()
-        return []
-
-
+        following = []
+        for next_expectation in set(self.next.values()):
+            following.append(next_expectation)
+            following.extend(next_expectation.get_following_expectations())
+        return following
 
 
 expectations = ExpectationCollection()