diff --git a/src/storm-pgcl-cli/storm-pgcl.cpp b/src/storm-pgcl-cli/storm-pgcl.cpp
index bfbb6cad4..5ae5248b3 100644
--- a/src/storm-pgcl-cli/storm-pgcl.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-pgcl-cli/storm-pgcl.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 #include "storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.h"
 #include "storm/settings/modules/CoreSettings.h"
 #include "storm/settings/modules/DebugSettings.h"
-#include "storm/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.h"
+#include "storm-conv/settings/modules/JaniExportSettings.h"
+#include "storm-conv/api/storm-conv.h"
 
 #include "storm/utility/file.h"
 
@@ -38,11 +39,13 @@ void initializeSettings() {
 }
 
 void handleJani(storm::jani::Model& model) {
-    if (!storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::JaniExportSettings>().isJaniFileSet()) {
-        // For now, we have to have a jani file
-        storm::jani::JsonExporter::toStream(model, {}, std::cout);
+    auto const& jani = storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::JaniExportSettings>();
+    storm::converter::JaniConversionOptions options(jani);
+    storm::api::postprocessJani(model, options);
+    if (storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::PGCLSettings>().isToJaniSet()) {
+        storm::api::exportJaniToFile(model, {}, storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::PGCLSettings>().getWriteToJaniFilename());
     } else {
-        storm::jani::JsonExporter::toFile(model, {}, storm::settings::getModule<storm::settings::modules::JaniExportSettings>().getJaniFilename());
+        storm::api::printJaniToStream(model, {}, std::cout);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/storm-pgcl/CMakeLists.txt b/src/storm-pgcl/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b86f73c3..1adf442c6 100644
--- a/src/storm-pgcl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/storm-pgcl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE STORM_PGCL_HEADERS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/storm-pgcl/*/*.h)
 
 # Create storm-pgcl.
 add_library(storm-pgcl SHARED ${STORM_PGCL_SOURCES} ${STORM_PGCL_HEADERS})
-target_link_libraries(storm-pgcl storm storm-parsers)
+target_link_libraries(storm-pgcl storm storm-parsers storm-conv)
 
 # installation
 install(TARGETS storm-pgcl EXPORT storm_Targets RUNTIME DESTINATION bin LIBRARY DESTINATION lib OPTIONAL)
diff --git a/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.cpp b/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.cpp
index a70b87f6f..4225dcd39 100644
--- a/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace storm {
             
             PGCLSettings::PGCLSettings() : ModuleSettings(moduleName) {
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, pgclFileOptionName, false, "Parses the pgcl program.").setShortName(pgclFileOptionShortName).addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("filename", "path to file").addValidatorString(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createExistingFileValidator()).build()).build());
-                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, pgclToJaniOptionName, false, "Transform to JANI.").setShortName(pgclToJaniOptionShortName).build());
+                this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, pgclToJaniOptionName, false, "Transform to JANI.").setShortName(pgclToJaniOptionShortName).addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("filename", "path to file").addValidatorString(ArgumentValidatorFactory::createWritableFileValidator()).build()).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, programGraphToDotOptionName, false, "Destination for the program graph dot output.").setShortName(programGraphToDotShortOptionName).addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("filename", "path to file").build()).build());
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, programVariableRestrictionsOptionName, false, "Restrictions of program variables").setShortName(programVariableRestrictionShortOptionName).addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("description", "description of the variable restrictions").build()).build());
             }
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ namespace storm {
                 return this->getOption(pgclToJaniOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
             }
             
+            std::string const& PGCLSettings::getWriteToJaniFilename() const {
+                return this->getOption(pgclToJaniOptionName).getArgumentByName("filename").getValueAsString();
+            }
+
+            
             bool PGCLSettings::isProgramGraphToDotSet() const {
                 return this->getOption(programGraphToDotOptionName).getHasOptionBeenSet();
             }
diff --git a/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.h b/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.h
index 29e689366..5870ccbe5 100644
--- a/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.h
+++ b/src/storm-pgcl/settings/modules/PGCLSettings.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ namespace storm {
                  */
                 bool isToJaniSet() const;
                 
+                /**
+                 * returns the file name where jani output should be stored.
+                 */
+                std::string const& getWriteToJaniFilename() const;
+                
                 /**
                  * Whether the program graph should be drawn (dot output)
                  */