diff --git a/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchElementToJsonVisitor.java b/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchElementToJsonVisitor.java
index 63f736d8c..de25ef978 100644
--- a/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchElementToJsonVisitor.java
+++ b/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchElementToJsonVisitor.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 	private boolean withLocator;
 	private boolean withoutVersion;
 	private boolean withoutPolicies;
+	private boolean withoutStateVariables;
 	private int activityDepth = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
 	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor() {
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 		return this.withoutPolicies;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isWithoutStateVariables() {
+		return this.withoutStateVariables;
+	}
+
 	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor withLocator() {
 		this.withLocator = true;
 		return this;
@@ -120,6 +125,11 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor withoutStateVariables() {
+		this.withoutStateVariables = true;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor activityDepth(int depth) {
 		this.activityDepth = depth;
 		return this;
@@ -611,6 +621,9 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 	}
 
 	protected void addStates(Resource resource, JsonObject rootJ) {
+		if (isWithoutStateVariables())
+			return;
+
 		if (isFlat())
 			addTimedStatesFlat(resource, rootJ);
 		else
diff --git a/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor.java b/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor.java
index ecd908752..6383c323f 100644
--- a/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor.java
+++ b/li.strolch.model/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/json/StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor.java
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ public class StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchRootElementVisito
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	public StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor withoutStateVariables() {
+		this.visitor.withoutStateVariables();
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor withPolicies() {
 		this.visitor.withPolicies();
 		return this;