diff --git a/reactics-bdd/mc.cc b/reactics-bdd/mc.cc
index 76f1128..09a8f1c 100644
--- a/reactics-bdd/mc.cc
+++ b/reactics-bdd/mc.cc
@@ -198,7 +198,14 @@ void ModelChecker::printReachWithSucc(void)
   while (!unproc.IsZero()) {
     BDD t;
     t = unproc.PickOneMinterm(*pv);
-    cout << "Successors of " << srs->decodedRctSysStateToStr(t) << ":" << endl;
+    if (opts->backend_mode)
+    {
+        cout << "G " << srs->decodedRctSysStateToStr(t) << endl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cout << "Successors of " << srs->decodedRctSysStateToStr(t) << ":" << endl;
+    }
     srs->printDecodedRctSysStates(getSucc(t));
     unproc -= t;
   }
diff --git a/reactics-bdd/options.hh b/reactics-bdd/options.hh
index e33af84..2c05c49 100644
--- a/reactics-bdd/options.hh
+++ b/reactics-bdd/options.hh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class Options
     bool part_tr_rel;
     bool reorder_reach;
     bool reorder_trans;
+    bool backend_mode;
 
     double enc_time;
     double enc_mem;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ class Options
       reorder_reach = false;
       reorder_trans = false;
 
+      backend_mode = false;
+
       enc_time = 0;
       enc_mem = 0;
       ver_time = 0;
diff --git a/reactics-bdd/reactics.cc b/reactics-bdd/reactics.cc
index bab9681..6b1a3bd 100644
--- a/reactics-bdd/reactics.cc
+++ b/reactics-bdd/reactics.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   int c;
   int option_index = 0;
 
-  while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:bBmpPrsStTvxzh", long_options,
+  while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:bBmpPrsStTvxzXh", long_options,
                           &option_index)) != -1) {
     switch (c) {
       case 0:
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         opts->reorder_trans = true;
         break;
 
+      case 'X':
+        opts->backend_mode = true;
+        break;
+
       case 'h':
         dump_help_message = true;
         break;
@@ -259,6 +263,8 @@ void print_help(std::string path_str)
        endl
        << "  -p       -- show progress (where possible)" << endl
        << endl
+       << "  -X       -- backend mode (makes output parsing easier)" << endl
+       << endl
        << " Benchmarking options:" << endl
        << "  -m       -- measure and display time and memory usage" << endl
        << "  -B       -- display an easy to parse summary (enables -m)" << endl
diff --git a/reactics-bdd/symrs.cc b/reactics-bdd/symrs.cc
index c7476c6..98726e3 100644
--- a/reactics-bdd/symrs.cc
+++ b/reactics-bdd/symrs.cc
@@ -573,7 +573,14 @@ void SymRS::printDecodedRctSysStates(const BDD &states)
 
   while (!unproc.IsZero()) {
     BDD t = unproc.PickOneMinterm(*pv_drs_flat);
-    cout << decodedRctSysStateToStr(t) << endl;
+    if (opts->backend_mode)
+    {
+        cout << "s " << decodedRctSysStateToStr(t) << endl;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        cout << decodedRctSysStateToStr(t) << endl;
+    }
 
     if (opts->verbose > 9) {
       BDD_PRINT(t);