diff --git a/src/builder/ExplicitGspnModelBuilder.cpp b/src/builder/ExplicitGspnModelBuilder.cpp
index ac82e5498..e42a32e5b 100644
--- a/src/builder/ExplicitGspnModelBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/builder/ExplicitGspnModelBuilder.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace storm {
             std::vector<std::shared_ptr<storm::gspn::ImmediateTransition<double>>> weightedTransitions;
 
             for (auto& trans : enabledImmediateTransitions) {
-                if (trans->getWeight() == 0) {
+                if (trans->noWeightAttached()) {
                     decltype(weightedTransitions) singleton;
                     singleton.push_back(trans);
                     result.push_back(singleton);
diff --git a/src/storage/gspn/ImmediateTransition.h b/src/storage/gspn/ImmediateTransition.h
index ea79d57bf..cf4839181 100644
--- a/src/storage/gspn/ImmediateTransition.h
+++ b/src/storage/gspn/ImmediateTransition.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define STORM_STORAGE_GSPN_IMMEDIATETRANSITION_H_
 
 #include "src/storage/gspn/Transition.h"
+#include "src/utility/constants.h"
 
 namespace storm {
     namespace gspn {
@@ -25,8 +26,15 @@ namespace storm {
             WeightType getWeight() const {
                 return this->weight;
             }
+
+            /**
+             * True iff no weight is attached.
+             */
+            bool noWeightAttached() {
+                return storm::utility::isZero(weight);
+            }
         private:
-            // the weight of the transition
+            // the weight of the transition. Must be positive, if zero, then no weight is attached.
            WeightType weight;
         };
     }