diff --git a/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.cpp b/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.cpp
index 56a6400d1..983bda12e 100644
--- a/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.cpp
+++ b/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ namespace storm {
                 return this->exitRates;
             }
             
+            template <typename ValueType, typename RewardModelType>
+            std::vector<ValueType>& MarkovAutomaton<ValueType, RewardModelType>::getExitRates() {
+                return this->exitRates;
+            }
+            
             template <typename ValueType, typename RewardModelType>
             ValueType const& MarkovAutomaton<ValueType, RewardModelType>::getExitRate(storm::storage::sparse::state_type state) const {
                 return this->exitRates[state];
diff --git a/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.h b/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.h
index 731b845f3..0556ffa9b 100644
--- a/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.h
+++ b/src/models/sparse/MarkovAutomaton.h
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ namespace storm {
                  */
                 std::vector<ValueType> const& getExitRates() const;
                 
+                /*!
+                 * Retrieves the vector representing the exit rates of the states.
+                 *
+                 * @return The exit rate vector of the model.
+                 */
+                std::vector<ValueType>& getExitRates();
+                
                 /*!
                  * Retrieves the exit rate of the given state.
                  *
diff --git a/src/models/sparse/Model.h b/src/models/sparse/Model.h
index dc0378348..a458bdff7 100644
--- a/src/models/sparse/Model.h
+++ b/src/models/sparse/Model.h
@@ -140,6 +140,21 @@ namespace storm {
                  */
                 storm::storage::SparseMatrix<ValueType>& getTransitionMatrix();
 
+                
+                /*!
+                 * Retrieves the reward models.
+                 *
+                 * @return A mapping from reward model names to the reward models.
+                 */
+                std::unordered_map<std::string, RewardModelType> const& getRewardModels() const;
+                
+                /*!
+                 * Retrieves the reward models.
+                 *
+                 * @return A mapping from reward model names to the reward models.
+                 */
+                std::unordered_map<std::string, RewardModelType>& getRewardModels();
+                
                 /*!
                  * Retrieves whether the model has a reward model with the given name.
                  *
@@ -318,20 +333,6 @@ namespace storm {
                  */
                 void printRewardModelsInformationToStream(std::ostream& out) const;
                 
-                /*!
-                 * Retrieves the reward models.
-                 *
-                 * @return A mapping from reward model names to the reward models.
-                 */
-                std::unordered_map<std::string, RewardModelType> const& getRewardModels() const;
-                
-                /*!
-                 * Retrieves the reward models.
-                 *
-                 * @return A mapping from reward model names to the reward models.
-                 */
-                std::unordered_map<std::string, RewardModelType>& getRewardModels();
-                
             private:
                 //  A matrix representing transition relation.
                 storm::storage::SparseMatrix<ValueType> transitionMatrix;