diff --git a/moat-core/src/citadel_queries/citadel_inquirer.rs b/moat-core/src/citadel_queries/citadel_inquirer.rs
index cc2b384..3c7b390 100644
--- a/moat-core/src/citadel_queries/citadel_inquirer.rs
+++ b/moat-core/src/citadel_queries/citadel_inquirer.rs
@@ -106,20 +106,15 @@ impl CitadelInquirer {
     ) -> Result<Vec<(u64, License)>, Error> {
         const ITEM_LEN: usize = CitadelInquirer::GET_LICENSES_ITEM_LEN;
         let mut pairs = vec![];
-        loop {
-            let r = StreamAux::find_item::<(u64, Vec<u8>), ITEM_LEN>(
-                |(_, lic_vec)| {
-                    let license = Self::deserialise_license(lic_vec);
-                    Ok(ssk_user.view_key().owns(&license.lsa))
-                },
-                stream,
-            );
-            if r.is_err() {
-                break;
-            }
-            let (pos, lic_ser) = r?;
-            pairs.push((pos, Self::deserialise_license(&lic_ser)))
-        }
+        StreamAux::find_items::<(u64, Vec<u8>), ITEM_LEN>(
+            |(pos, lic_vec)| {
+                let license = Self::deserialise_license(lic_vec);
+                if ssk_user.view_key().owns(&license.lsa) {
+                    pairs.push((*pos, license));
+                };
+            },
+            stream,
+        )?;
         Ok(pairs)
     }
 
@@ -131,17 +126,13 @@ impl CitadelInquirer {
     ) -> Result<Vec<(u64, License)>, Error> {
         const ITEM_LEN: usize = CitadelInquirer::GET_LICENSES_ITEM_LEN;
         let mut pairs = vec![];
-        loop {
-            let r = StreamAux::find_item::<(u64, Vec<u8>), ITEM_LEN>(
-                |_| Ok(true),
-                stream,
-            );
-            if r.is_err() {
-                break;
-            }
-            let (pos, lic_ser) = r?;
-            pairs.push((pos, Self::deserialise_license(&lic_ser)))
-        }
+        StreamAux::find_items::<(u64, Vec<u8>), ITEM_LEN>(
+            |(pos, lic_vec)| {
+                let license = Self::deserialise_license(lic_vec);
+                pairs.push((*pos, license));
+            },
+            stream,
+        )?;
         Ok(pairs)
     }
 }
diff --git a/moat-core/src/contract_queries/stream_aux.rs b/moat-core/src/contract_queries/stream_aux.rs
index a55bbbc..cdef03f 100644
--- a/moat-core/src/contract_queries/stream_aux.rs
+++ b/moat-core/src/contract_queries/stream_aux.rs
@@ -16,38 +16,36 @@ use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Infallible};
 pub struct StreamAux;
 
 impl StreamAux {
-    /// Finds and returns first item for which
+    /// Finds and returns items for which
     /// the given filter returns true,
-    /// returns error if no such item was found
-    pub fn find_item<R, const L: usize>(
-        filter: impl Fn(&R) -> Result<bool, Error>,
+    pub fn find_items<R, const L: usize>(
+        mut filter_collect: impl FnMut(&R),
         stream: &mut (impl futures_core::Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, reqwest::Error>>
                   + std::marker::Unpin),
-    ) -> Result<R, Error>
+    ) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
-        R: Archive,
+        R: Archive + Clone,
         R::Archived: Deserialize<R, Infallible>
             + for<'b> CheckBytes<DefaultValidator<'b>>
             + Deserialize<R, SharedDeserializeMap>,
     {
-        let mut buffer = vec![];
-        while let Some(http_chunk) = stream.next().wait() {
+        let mut remainder = Vec::<u8>::new();
+        while let Some(chunk) = stream.next().wait() {
+            let mut buffer = vec![];
+            buffer.append(&mut remainder);
             buffer.extend_from_slice(
-                &http_chunk
-                    .map_err(|_| Error::Stream("chunking error".into()))?,
+                &chunk.map_err(|_| Error::Stream("chunking error".into()))?,
             );
-            let mut chunk = buffer.chunks_exact(L);
-            for bytes in chunk.by_ref() {
+            let mut iter = buffer.chunks_exact(L);
+            for bytes in iter.by_ref() {
                 let item: R = rkyv::from_bytes(bytes).map_err(|_| {
                     Error::Stream("deserialization error".into())
                 })?;
-                if filter(&item)? {
-                    return Ok(item);
-                }
+                filter_collect(&item);
             }
-            buffer = chunk.remainder().to_vec();
+            remainder.extend_from_slice(iter.remainder());
         }
-        Err(Error::Stream("item not found".into()))
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Collects all items and returns them in a vector,