diff --git a/src/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp b/src/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
index bb4204918..6dff245c5 100644
--- a/src/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ namespace storm {
         }
 
         // Explicitly instantiate the class.
-        template
-        class ExplicitDFTModelBuilder<double, storm::models::sparse::StandardRewardModel<double>, uint32_t>;
+        template class ExplicitDFTModelBuilder<double, storm::models::sparse::StandardRewardModel<double>, uint32_t>;
 
 #ifdef STORM_HAVE_CARL
         template class ExplicitDFTModelBuilder<double, storm::models::sparse::StandardRewardModel<storm::Interval>, uint32_t>;
diff --git a/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp b/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
index a710e81d3..0bce51685 100644
--- a/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 
 namespace storm {
     namespace parser {
-        storm::storage::DFT DFTGalileoParser::parseDFT(const std::string& filename) {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        storm::storage::DFT DFTGalileoParser<ValueType>::parseDFT(const std::string& filename) {
             if(readFile(filename)) {
                 storm::storage::DFT dft = mBuilder.build();
                 STORM_LOG_DEBUG("Elements:" << std::endl << dft.getElementsString());
@@ -20,8 +22,9 @@ namespace storm {
                 throw storm::exceptions::FileIoException();
             }
         }
-        
-        std::string stripQuotsFromName(std::string const& name) {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        std::string DFTGalileoParser<ValueType>::stripQuotsFromName(std::string const& name) {
             size_t firstQuots = name.find("\"");
             size_t secondQuots = name.find("\"", firstQuots+1);
             
@@ -33,8 +36,9 @@ namespace storm {
                 return name.substr(firstQuots+1,secondQuots-1);
             }
         }
-        
-        bool DFTGalileoParser::readFile(const std::string& filename) {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        bool DFTGalileoParser<ValueType>::readFile(const std::string& filename) {
             // constants
             std::string topleveltoken = "toplevel";
             std::string toplevelId;
@@ -108,6 +112,13 @@ namespace storm {
             file.close();
             return generalSuccess;
         }
+
+        // Explicitly instantiate the class.
+        template class DFTGalileoParser<double>;
+
+#ifdef STORM_HAVE_CARL
+        template class DFTGalileoParser<RationalFunction>;
+#endif
         
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h b/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h
index 9d0cc0096..d0f95383e 100644
--- a/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h
+++ b/src/parser/DFTGalileoParser.h
@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@
 
 namespace storm {
     namespace parser {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
         class DFTGalileoParser {
-            storm::storage::DFTBuilder mBuilder;
+            storm::storage::DFTBuilder<ValueType> mBuilder;
         public:
             storm::storage::DFT parseDFT(std::string const& filename);
             
         private:
             bool readFile(std::string const& filename);
-            
-    
-    };
+
+            std::string stripQuotsFromName(std::string const& name);
+        };
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/storage/dft/DFT.h b/src/storage/dft/DFT.h
index 69a407461..3878198bd 100644
--- a/src/storage/dft/DFT.h
+++ b/src/storage/dft/DFT.h
@@ -131,12 +131,14 @@ namespace storm {
                 assert(index < nrElements());
                 return mElements[index];
             }
-            
+
+            // TODO Matthias: template
             std::shared_ptr<DFTBE<double>> getBasicElement(size_t index) const {
                 assert(mElements[index]->isBasicElement());
                 return std::static_pointer_cast<DFTBE<double>>(mElements[index]);
             }
 
+            // TODO Matthias: template
             std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DFTBE<double>>> getBasicElements() const {
                 std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DFTBE<double>>> elements;
                 for (std::shared_ptr<storm::storage::DFTElement> elem : mElements) {
diff --git a/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp b/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
index 10d96b6d0..bb51852ee 100644
--- a/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 
 namespace storm {
     namespace storage {
-         
-        DFT DFTBuilder::build() {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        DFT DFTBuilder<ValueType>::build() {
             for(auto& elem : mChildNames) {
                 for(auto const& child : elem.second) {
                     std::shared_ptr<DFTGate> gate = std::static_pointer_cast<DFTGate>(elem.first);
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ namespace storm {
             }
             return DFT(elems, mElements[topLevelIdentifier]);
         }
-        
-        unsigned DFTBuilder::computeRank(std::shared_ptr<DFTElement> const& elem) {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        unsigned DFTBuilder<ValueType>::computeRank(std::shared_ptr<DFTElement> const& elem) {
             if(elem->rank() == -1) {
                 if(elem->nrChildren() == 0) {
                     elem->setRank(0);
@@ -58,8 +60,9 @@ namespace storm {
 
             return elem->rank();
         }
-        
-        bool DFTBuilder::addStandardGate(std::string const& name, std::vector<std::string> const& children, DFTElementTypes tp) {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        bool DFTBuilder<ValueType>::addStandardGate(std::string const& name, std::vector<std::string> const& children, DFTElementTypes tp) {
             assert(children.size() > 0);
             if(mElements.count(name) != 0) {
                 // Element with that name already exists.
@@ -97,9 +100,9 @@ namespace storm {
             mChildNames[element] = children;
             return true;
         }
-        
-        
-        void DFTBuilder::topoVisit(std::shared_ptr<DFTElement> const& n, std::map<std::shared_ptr<DFTElement>, topoSortColour>& visited, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DFTElement>>& L) {
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        void DFTBuilder<ValueType>::topoVisit(std::shared_ptr<DFTElement> const& n, std::map<std::shared_ptr<DFTElement>, topoSortColour>& visited, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DFTElement>>& L) {
             if(visited[n] == topoSortColour::GREY) {
                 throw storm::exceptions::WrongFormatException("DFT is cyclic");
             } else if(visited[n] == topoSortColour::WHITE) {
@@ -114,7 +117,8 @@ namespace storm {
             }
         }
 
-        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DFTElement>> DFTBuilder::topoSort() {
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        std::vector<std::shared_ptr<DFTElement>> DFTBuilder<ValueType>::topoSort() {
             std::map<std::shared_ptr<DFTElement>, topoSortColour> visited;
             for(auto const& e : mElements) {
                 visited.insert(std::make_pair(e.second, topoSortColour::WHITE)); 
@@ -126,7 +130,14 @@ namespace storm {
             }
             //std::reverse(L.begin(), L.end()); 
             return L;
-       }
+        }
+
+        // Explicitly instantiate the class.
+        template class DFTBuilder<double>;
+
+#ifdef STORM_HAVE_CARL
+        template class DFTBuilder<RationalFunction>;
+#endif
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h b/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h
index 68e64b1dc..a78d62224 100644
--- a/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h
+++ b/src/storage/dft/DFTBuilder.h
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 namespace storm {
     namespace storage {
         class DFT;
-        
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
         class DFTBuilder {
             
             std::size_t mNextId = 0;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 return true;
             }
             
-            bool addBasicElement(std::string const& name, double failureRate, double dormancyFactor) {
+            bool addBasicElement(std::string const& name, ValueType failureRate, ValueType dormancyFactor) {
                 if(failureRate <= 0.0) {
                     std::cerr << "Failure rate must be positive." << std::endl;
                     return false;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ namespace storm {
                     return false;
                 }
                 
-                mElements[name] = std::make_shared<DFTBE<double>>(mNextId++, name, failureRate, dormancyFactor);
+                mElements[name] = std::make_shared<DFTBE<ValueType>>(mNextId++, name, failureRate, dormancyFactor);
                 return true;
             }
             
diff --git a/src/storage/dft/DFTState.cpp b/src/storage/dft/DFTState.cpp
index 599de5525..201f32810 100644
--- a/src/storage/dft/DFTState.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/dft/DFTState.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ namespace storm {
             }
         }
 
-        
-        std::pair<std::shared_ptr<DFTBE<double>>, bool> DFTState::letNextBEFail(size_t index) 
+        // TODO Matthias: template
+        std::pair<std::shared_ptr<DFTBE<double>>, bool> DFTState::letNextBEFail(size_t index)
         {
             assert(index < mIsCurrentlyFailableBE.size());
             STORM_LOG_TRACE("currently failable: " << getCurrentlyFailableString());
diff --git a/src/storage/dft/DFTState.h b/src/storage/dft/DFTState.h
index 788162ce3..d2964e152 100644
--- a/src/storage/dft/DFTState.h
+++ b/src/storage/dft/DFTState.h
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ namespace storm {
             size_t nrFailableBEs() const {
                 return mIsCurrentlyFailableBE.size();
             }
-            
+
+            // TODO Matthias: template
             std::pair<std::shared_ptr<DFTBE<double>>, bool> letNextBEFail(size_t smallestIndex = 0);
             
             std::string getCurrentlyFailableString() {
diff --git a/src/storm-dyftee.cpp b/src/storm-dyftee.cpp
index d24d2ad08..2c85edcf6 100644
--- a/src/storm-dyftee.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dyftee.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     logger.getAppender("mainConsoleAppender")->setThreshold(level);
 
     std::cout << "Parsing DFT file..." << std::endl;
-    storm::parser::DFTGalileoParser parser;
+    storm::parser::DFTGalileoParser<double> parser;
     storm::storage::DFT dft = parser.parseDFT(argv[1]);
 
     std::cout << "Built data structure" << std::endl;