diff --git a/src/storm-dft-cli/storm-dft.cpp b/src/storm-dft-cli/storm-dft.cpp
index 5d835b4c7..87338ff30 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft-cli/storm-dft.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft-cli/storm-dft.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void processOptions() {
     // Apply transformations
     // TODO transform later before actual analysis
     dft = storm::api::applyTransformations(*dft, faultTreeSettings.isUniqueFailedBE(), true);
+    STORM_LOG_DEBUG(dft->getElementsString());
 
 
     dft->setDynamicBehaviorInfo();
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp b/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
index b5ed7c298..a1bd445d4 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ namespace storm {
                     // Consider all children of the top level gate
                     std::vector<size_t> isubdft;
                     if (child->nrParents() > 1 || child->hasOutgoingDependencies()) {
-                        STORM_LOG_TRACE("child " << child->name() << "does not allow modularisation.");
+                        STORM_LOG_TRACE("child " << child->name() << " does not allow modularisation.");
                         isubdft.clear();
                     } else if (dft.isGate(child->id())) {
                         isubdft = dft.getGate(child->id())->independentSubDft(false);
                     } else {
                         STORM_LOG_ASSERT(dft.isBasicElement(child->id()), "Child is no BE.");
                         if(dft.getBasicElement(child->id())->hasIngoingDependencies()) {
-                            STORM_LOG_TRACE("child " << child->name() << "does not allow modularisation.");
+                            STORM_LOG_TRACE("child " << child->name() << " does not allow modularisation.");
                             isubdft.clear();
                         } else {
                             isubdft = {child->id()};
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.cpp b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.cpp
index daa6c33f2..6b79e1c1e 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.cpp
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 } else {
                     STORM_LOG_ASSERT(isBasicElement(child->id()), "Child is no BE.");
                     if (getBasicElement(child->id())->hasIngoingDependencies()) {
-                        STORM_LOG_TRACE("child " << child->name() << "does not allow modularisation.");
+                        STORM_LOG_TRACE("child " << child->name() << " does not allow modularisation.");
                         return {*this};
                     } else {
                         isubdft = {child->id()};
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/BEExponential.h b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/BEExponential.h
index 8347f3179..1ed6221d6 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/BEExponential.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/elements/BEExponential.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ namespace storm {
             }
 
             bool canFail() const override {
-                return !storm::utility::isZero(this->activeFailureRate());
+                STORM_LOG_ASSERT(!storm::utility::isZero(this->activeFailureRate()), "BEExp should have failure rate > 0");
+                return true;
             }
 
             /*!