diff --git a/src/storm-dft/builder/DftExplorationHeuristic.h b/src/storm-dft/builder/DftExplorationHeuristic.h
index b0fd73a66..f71f60dcc 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/builder/DftExplorationHeuristic.h
+++ b/src/storm-dft/builder/DftExplorationHeuristic.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace storm {
         class DFTExplorationHeuristic {
 
         public:
-            explicit DFTExplorationHeuristic(size_t id) : id(id), expand(true), lowerBound(storm::utility::zero<ValueType>()), upperBound(storm::utility::infinity<ValueType>()), depth(0), probability(storm::utility::one<ValueType>()) {
+            explicit DFTExplorationHeuristic(size_t id) : id(id), expand(false), lowerBound(storm::utility::zero<ValueType>()), upperBound(storm::utility::infinity<ValueType>()), depth(0), probability(storm::utility::one<ValueType>()) {
                 // Intentionally left empty
             }
 
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp b/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
index efc51d89f..e71f8e4b9 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/builder/ExplicitDFTModelBuilder.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace storm {
                     setMarkovian(true);
                     // Add transition to target state with temporary value 0
                     // TODO: what to do when there is no unique target state?
-                    STORM_LOG_ASSERT(this->uniqueFailedState, "Approximation only works with unique failed state");
+                    //STORM_LOG_ASSERT(this->uniqueFailedState, "Approximation only works with unique failed state");
                     matrixBuilder.addTransition(0, storm::utility::zero<ValueType>());
                     // Remember skipped state
                     skippedStates[matrixBuilder.getCurrentRowGroup() - 1] = std::make_pair(currentState, currentExplorationHeuristic);
@@ -425,8 +425,9 @@ namespace storm {
                                     }
 
                                     iter->second.second = heuristic;
-                                    if (state->hasFailed(dft.getTopLevelIndex()) || state->isFailsafe(dft.getTopLevelIndex()) || state->getFailableElements().hasDependencies() || (!state->getFailableElements().hasDependencies() && !state->getFailableElements().hasBEs())) {
-                                        // Do not skip absorbing state or if reached by dependencies
+                                    //if (state->hasFailed(dft.getTopLevelIndex()) || state->isFailsafe(dft.getTopLevelIndex()) || state->getFailableElements().hasDependencies() || (!state->getFailableElements().hasDependencies() && !state->getFailableElements().hasBEs())) {
+                                    if (state->getFailableElements().hasDependencies() || (!state->getFailableElements().hasDependencies() && !state->getFailableElements().hasBEs())) {
+                                            // Do not skip absorbing state or if reached by dependencies
                                         iter->second.second->markExpand();
                                     }
                                     if (usedHeuristic == storm::builder::ApproximationHeuristic::BOUNDDIFFERENCE) {
diff --git a/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp b/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp
index 4edd26b4b..f4af34ed1 100644
--- a/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-dft/generator/DftNextStateGenerator.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ namespace storm {
             // Let BE fail
             bool isFirst = true;
             while (!state->getFailableElements().isEnd()) {
+                //TODO outside
                 if (storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::FaultTreeSettings>().isTakeFirstDependency() && exploreDependencies && !isFirst) {
                     // We discard further exploration as we already chose one dependent event
                     break;