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 1f56d5392..e1ae6fa17 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
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 	private boolean withoutVersion;
 	private boolean withoutPolicies;
 	private boolean withoutStateVariables;
+	private boolean withoutValueChanges;
 	private int activityDepth = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
 	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor() {
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 		return this.withoutStateVariables;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isWithoutValueChanges() {
+		return this.withoutValueChanges;
+	}
+
 	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor withLocator() {
 		this.withLocator = true;
 		return this;
@@ -129,6 +134,11 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor withoutValueChanges() {
+		this.withoutValueChanges = true;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public StrolchElementToJsonVisitor withoutStateVariables() {
 		this.withoutStateVariables = true;
 		return this;
@@ -496,8 +506,8 @@ public class StrolchElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchElementVisitor<JsonEl
 			this.actionHook.accept(element, rootJ);
 
 		// value changes
-		Iterator<IValueChange<? extends IValue<?>>> iter = element.getChanges().iterator();
-		if (iter.hasNext()) {
+		if (!this.withoutValueChanges && element.hasChanges()) {
+			Iterator<IValueChange<? extends IValue<?>>> iter = element.getChanges().iterator();
 
 			JsonArray changesJ = new JsonArray();
 			rootJ.add(Json.VALUE_CHANGES, changesJ);
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 ca0334849..e161819b9 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
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ public class StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor implements StrolchRootElementVisito
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	public StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor withoutValueChanges() {
+		this.visitor.withoutValueChanges();
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public StrolchRootElementToJsonVisitor withPolicies() {
 		this.visitor.withPolicies();
 		return this;