diff --git a/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.cpp b/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.cpp
index 759b24783..91c8e5c1a 100644
--- a/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ namespace storm {
         precisionUpdateFactor = storm::utility::convertNumber<storm::RationalNumber>(oviSettings.getPrecisionUpdateFactor());
         maxVerificationIterationFactor = storm::utility::convertNumber<storm::RationalNumber>(oviSettings.getMaxVerificationIterationFactor());
         relevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate = oviSettings.useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate();
-    };
+        upperBoundGuessingFactor = storm::utility::convertNumber<storm::RationalNumber>(oviSettings.getUpperBoundGuessingFactor());
+    }
     
     OviSolverEnvironment::~OviSolverEnvironment() {
         // Intentionally left empty
@@ -29,5 +30,9 @@ namespace storm {
     bool OviSolverEnvironment::useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate() const {
         return relevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate;
     }
+
+    storm::RationalNumber OviSolverEnvironment::getUpperBoundGuessingFactor() const {
+        return maxVerificationIterationFactor;
+    }
     
 }
diff --git a/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.h b/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.h
index 49ef20587..92897deb2 100644
--- a/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.h
+++ b/src/storm/environment/solver/OviSolverEnvironment.h
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ namespace storm {
         storm::RationalNumber getPrecisionUpdateFactor() const;
         storm::RationalNumber getMaxVerificationIterationFactor() const;
         bool useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate() const;
+        storm::RationalNumber getUpperBoundGuessingFactor() const;
         
     private:
         storm::RationalNumber precisionUpdateFactor;
         storm::RationalNumber maxVerificationIterationFactor;
         bool relevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate;
+        storm::RationalNumber upperBoundGuessingFactor;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.cpp b/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.cpp
index 28614a6a6..104190ba7 100644
--- a/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ namespace storm {
             const std::string OviSolverSettings::precisionUpdateFactorOptionName = "precision-update-factor";
             const std::string OviSolverSettings::maxVerificationIterationFactorOptionName = "max-verification-iter-factor";
             const std::string OviSolverSettings::useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdateOptionName = "use-relevant-values";
+            const std::string OviSolverSettings::upperBoundGuessingFactorOptionName = "upper-bound-factor";
             
             OviSolverSettings::OviSolverSettings() : ModuleSettings(moduleName) {
                 
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, precisionUpdateFactorOptionName, false, "Sets with which factor the precision of the inner value iteration is updated.").setIsAdvanced().addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createDoubleArgument("factor", "The factor.").setDefaultValueDouble(0.5).addValidatorDouble(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createDoubleRangeValidatorExcluding(0.0, 1.0)).build()).build());
                 
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdateOptionName, false, "Sets whether the precision of the inner value iteration is only based on the relevant values (i.e. initial states).").setIsAdvanced().build());
-                
+
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, maxVerificationIterationFactorOptionName, false, "Controls how many verification iterations are performed before guessing a new upper bound.").setIsAdvanced().addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createDoubleArgument("factor", "The factor.").setDefaultValueDouble(0.1).addValidatorDouble(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createDoubleGreaterValidator(0.0)).build()).build());
+
+                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, upperBoundGuessingFactorOptionName, false, "Sets with which factor the precision is multiplied to guess the upper bound.").setIsAdvanced().addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createDoubleArgument("factor", "The factor.").setDefaultValueDouble(1.0).addValidatorDouble(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createDoubleGreaterValidator(0.0)).build()).build());
             }
             
             double OviSolverSettings::getPrecisionUpdateFactor() const {
@@ -36,6 +39,10 @@ namespace storm {
             bool OviSolverSettings::useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate() const {
                 return this->getOption(useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdateOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
             }
+
+            double OviSolverSettings::getUpperBoundGuessingFactor() const {
+                return this->getOption(upperBoundGuessingFactorOptionName).getArgumentByName("factor").getValueAsDouble();
+            }
            
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.h b/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.h
index d7fec8c91..1528d7769 100644
--- a/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.h
+++ b/src/storm/settings/modules/OviSolverSettings.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace storm {
                 double getMaxVerificationIterationFactor() const;
                 
                 bool useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdate() const;
+
+                double getUpperBoundGuessingFactor() const;
                 
                 
                 // The name of the module.
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 static const std::string precisionUpdateFactorOptionName;
                 static const std::string maxVerificationIterationFactorOptionName;
                 static const std::string useRelevantValuesForPrecisionUpdateOptionName;
+                static const std::string upperBoundGuessingFactorOptionName;
             };
             
         }