diff --git a/src/storm-conv-cli/storm-conv.cpp b/src/storm-conv-cli/storm-conv.cpp
index e1199cc1d..c398ef69a 100644
--- a/src/storm-conv-cli/storm-conv.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-conv-cli/storm-conv.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace storm {
             auto const& jani = storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::JaniExportSettings>();
             
             storm::converter::PrismToJaniConverterOptions options;
-            options.allVariablesGlobal = true;
+            options.allVariablesGlobal = jani.isGlobalVarsSet();
             options.suffix = "";
             options.janiOptions = storm::converter::JaniConversionOptions(jani);
             auto janiModelProperties = storm::api::convertPrismToJani(prismProg, properties, options);
diff --git a/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.cpp b/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.cpp
index 5e56ed782..4a84e637b 100644
--- a/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ namespace storm {
             const std::string JaniExportSettings::standardCompliantOptionShortName = "standard";
             const std::string JaniExportSettings::exportFlattenOptionName = "flatten";
             const std::string JaniExportSettings::locationVariablesOptionName = "location-variables";
+            const std::string JaniExportSettings::globalVariablesOptionName = "globalvars";
 
             
             JaniExportSettings::JaniExportSettings() : ModuleSettings(moduleName) {
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, locationVariablesOptionName, true, "Variables to export in the location").addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("variables", "A comma separated list with local variables.").setDefaultValueString("").build()).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, standardCompliantOptionName, false, "Export in standard compliant variant.").setShortName(standardCompliantOptionShortName).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, exportFlattenOptionName, true, "Flattens the composition of Automata to obtain an equivalent model that contains exactly one automaton").build());
+                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, globalVariablesOptionName, true, "If set, variables will preferably be made global, e.g., to guarantee the same variable order as in the input file.").build());
             }
             
             bool JaniExportSettings::isExportAsStandardJaniSet() const {
@@ -54,6 +56,10 @@ namespace storm {
                 return result;
             }
 
+            bool JaniExportSettings::isGlobalVarsSet() const {
+                return this->getOption(exportFlattenOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
+            }
+            
             void JaniExportSettings::finalize() {
                 
             }
diff --git a/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.h b/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.h
index d61b923fc..90dc532f0 100644
--- a/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.h
+++ b/src/storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace storm {
                 bool isExportFlattenedSet() const;
 
                 bool isLocationVariablesSet() const;
+                
+                bool isGlobalVarsSet() const;
 
                 std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> getLocationVariables() const;
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 static const std::string standardCompliantOptionShortName;
                 static const std::string exportFlattenOptionName;
                 static const std::string locationVariablesOptionName;
+                static const std::string globalVariablesOptionName;
                 
             };
         }