diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.h b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.h
index 4c904ec5c..1304bbfa9 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFT.h
@@ -270,10 +270,6 @@ namespace storm {
             }
 
             DFTLayoutInfo const& getElementLayoutInfo(size_t id) const {
-                if(mLayoutInfo.count(id) == 0) {
-                    STORM_LOG_WARN("Layout info for element with id " << id << " not found");
-                    return DFTLayoutInfo();
-                }
                 return mLayoutInfo.at(id);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
index 70df810cf..974ffac8a 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ namespace storm {
             for (auto& elem : mElements) {
                 if(mLayoutInfo.count(elem.first) > 0) {
                     dft.setElementLayoutInfo(elem.second->id(), mLayoutInfo.at(elem.first));
+                } else {
+                    // Set default layout
+                    dft.setElementLayoutInfo(elem.second->id(), storm::storage::DFTLayoutInfo());
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTLayoutInfo.h b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTLayoutInfo.h
index c61de0f6d..6312835dc 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTLayoutInfo.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/storage/dft/DFTLayoutInfo.h
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 namespace storm {
     namespace storage {
         struct DFTLayoutInfo {
-            DFTLayoutInfo() {};
+            DFTLayoutInfo() : x(20.0), y(20.0) {
+            };
             DFTLayoutInfo(double x, double y) : x(x), y(y) {};
             
             // x location
-            double x = 0.0;
+            double x;
             // y location
-            double y = 0.0;
+            double y;
         };
     }
 }