diff --git a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
index ac9687da2..8a02ce1fe 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "storm/exceptions/FileIoException.h"
 #include "storm/exceptions/NotSupportedException.h"
 #include "storm/exceptions/WrongFormatException.h"
-#include "storm/parser/ValueParser.h"
 #include "storm/utility/macros.h"
 #include "storm/utility/file.h"
 
@@ -145,10 +144,8 @@ namespace storm {
                     } else if (boost::starts_with(type, "pdep=")) {
                         ValueType probability = valueParser.parseValue(type.substr(5));
                         success = builder.addDepElement(name, childNames, probability);
-                    } else if (boost::starts_with(type, "lambda=")) {
-                        ValueType failureRate = valueParser.parseValue(type.substr(7));
-                        ValueType dormancyFactor = valueParser.parseValue(tokens[2].substr(5));
-                        success = builder.addBasicElement(name, failureRate, dormancyFactor, false); // TODO set transient BEs
+                    } else if (type.find("=") != std::string::npos) {
+                        success = parseBasicElement(tokens, builder, valueParser);
                     } else {
                         STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Type name: " << type << " in line " << lineNo << " not recognized.");
                         success = false;
@@ -169,6 +166,48 @@ namespace storm {
             return dft;
         }
 
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        bool DFTGalileoParser<ValueType>::parseBasicElement(std::vector<std::string> const& tokens, storm::storage::DFTBuilder<ValueType>& builder, ValueParser<ValueType>& valueParser) {
+            std::string name = parseName(tokens[0]);
+
+            // Default values
+            ValueType lambda = storm::utility::zero<ValueType>();
+            ValueType dormancyFactor = storm::utility::one<ValueType>();
+            bool exponential = false;
+
+            for (size_t i = 1; i < tokens.size(); ++i) {
+                std::string token = tokens[i];
+                if (boost::starts_with(token, "prob=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Constant distribution is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "lambda=")) {
+                    lambda = valueParser.parseValue(token.substr(7));
+                    exponential = true;
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "rate=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Weibull distribution is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "shape=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Weibull distribution is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "mean=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "LogNormal distribution is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "stddev=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "LogNormal distribution is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "cov=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Coverage is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "res=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Restoration is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "repl=")) {
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::NotSupportedException, "Replication is not supported.");
+                } else if (boost::starts_with(token, "dorm=")) {
+                    dormancyFactor = valueParser.parseValue(token.substr(5));
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (exponential) {
+                return builder.addBasicElement(name, lambda, dormancyFactor, false); // TODO set transient BEs
+            } else {
+                STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::WrongFormatException, "No distribution for basic element defined.");
+            }
+        }
+
         // Explicitly instantiate the class.
         template class DFTGalileoParser<double>;
         template class DFTGalileoParser<RationalFunction>;
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h
index 6402c1969..6bdb66ee2 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.h"
 #include "storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h"
+#include "storm/parser/ValueParser.h"
 
 
 namespace storm {
@@ -32,7 +33,25 @@ namespace storm {
             static storm::storage::DFT<ValueType> parseDFT(std::string const& filename, bool defaultInclusive = true, bool binaryDependencies = true);
             
         private:
+            /*!
+             * Parse element name (strip quotation marks, etc.).
+             *
+             * @param name Element name.
+             *
+             * @return Name.
+             */
             static std::string parseName(std::string const& name);
+
+            /*!
+             * Parse basic element and add it to builder.
+             *
+             * @param tokens Tokens defining the basic element.
+             * @param builder DFTBuilder.
+             * @param valueParser ValueParser.
+             *
+             * @return True iff the parsing and creation was successful.
+             */
+            static bool parseBasicElement(std::vector<std::string> const& tokens, storm::storage::DFTBuilder<ValueType>& builder, ValueParser<ValueType>& valueParser);
         };
     }
 }