diff --git a/src/storage/gspn/GspnBuilder.cpp b/src/storage/gspn/GspnBuilder.cpp
index 70d4cb39d..6391d4720 100644
--- a/src/storage/gspn/GspnBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/gspn/GspnBuilder.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ namespace storm {
         }
         
         uint_fast64_t GspnBuilder::addPlace(int_fast64_t const& capacity, uint_fast64_t const& initialTokens, std::string const& name) {
-            auto place = storm::gspn::Place();
-            place.setCapacity(capacity);
             auto newId = places.size();
-            place.setID(newId);
+            auto place = storm::gspn::Place(newId);
+            place.setCapacity(capacity);
             place.setNumberOfInitialTokens(initialTokens);
             places.push_back(place);
             return newId;
diff --git a/src/storage/gspn/Place.cpp b/src/storage/gspn/Place.cpp
index 15ff85b6c..84f426231 100644
--- a/src/storage/gspn/Place.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/gspn/Place.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 namespace storm {
     namespace gspn {
+        Place::Place(uint64_t id) : id(id) {
+
+        }
+
         void Place::setName(std::string const& name) {
             this->name = name;
         }
@@ -13,24 +17,19 @@ namespace storm {
             return this->name;
         }
 
-        void Place::setID(uint_fast64_t const& id) {
-            this->id = id;
-        }
-
-        uint_fast64_t Place::getID() const {
+        uint64_t Place::getID() const {
             return this->id;
         }
 
-        void Place::setNumberOfInitialTokens(uint_fast64_t const& tokens) {
+        void Place::setNumberOfInitialTokens(uint64_t tokens) {
             this->numberOfInitialTokens = tokens;
         }
 
-        uint_fast64_t Place::getNumberOfInitialTokens() const {
+        uint64_t Place::getNumberOfInitialTokens() const {
             return this->numberOfInitialTokens;
         }
 
         void Place::setCapacity(uint64_t cap) {
-            std::cout << this->name << std::endl;
             this->capacity = cap;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/storage/gspn/Place.h b/src/storage/gspn/Place.h
index 7b99fe6d2..e995f6a93 100644
--- a/src/storage/gspn/Place.h
+++ b/src/storage/gspn/Place.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace storm {
          */
         class Place {
         public:
+            Place(uint64_t id);
+
             /*!
              * Sets the name of this place. The name is not used to identify a place (and therefore do not have to be unique).
              * Some input and output formats use the name to identify a place. If you want to use the export or import
@@ -27,33 +29,26 @@ namespace storm {
              */
             std::string getName() const;
 
-            /*!
-             * Sets the id of this place. The id must be unique for a gspn.
-             *
-             * @param id The new id of this place.
-             */
-            void setID(uint_fast64_t const& id);
-
             /*!
              * Returns the id of this place.
              *
              * @return The id of this place.
              */
-            uint_fast64_t getID() const;
+            uint64_t getID() const;
 
             /*!
              * Sets the number of initial tokens of this place.
              *
              * @param tokens The number of initial tokens.
              */
-            void setNumberOfInitialTokens(uint_fast64_t const& tokens);
+            void setNumberOfInitialTokens(uint64_t tokens);
 
             /*!
              * Returns the number of initial tokens of this place.
              *
              * @return The number of initial tokens of this place.
              */
-            uint_fast64_t getNumberOfInitialTokens() const;
+            uint64_t getNumberOfInitialTokens() const;
 
             /*!
              * Sets the capacity of tokens of this place.
@@ -76,10 +71,10 @@ namespace storm {
             bool hasRestrictedCapacity() const;
         private:
             // contains the number of initial tokens of this place
-            uint_fast64_t numberOfInitialTokens = 0;
+            uint64_t numberOfInitialTokens = 0;
 
             // unique id (is used to refer to a specific place in a bitvector)
-            uint_fast64_t id = 0;
+            uint64_t id = 0;
 
             // name which is used in pnml file
             std::string name;