diff --git a/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/ExportJobDescription.java b/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/ExportJobDescription.java
index b710ede0791b12e85918adce785704a50c830393..5d7e106cd42c6406163555b64c44ac9de42faecd 100644
--- a/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/ExportJobDescription.java
+++ b/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/ExportJobDescription.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public class ExportJobDescription implements ExportJobDescriptor {
 	private static final String DEFAULT_JOBNUMBER = "GR_EXPORT_CITYGML_LOD1";
 
 	private static final String DEFAULT_INITIATOR = "2758";
+	
+	private static final String DEFAULT_LODS = "12";
 
 	/** The version of the novaFACTORY XML export job format. */
 	public static final String EXPORT_JOB_VERSION = "1.0.0";
@@ -144,6 +146,11 @@ public class ExportJobDescription implements ExportJobDescriptor {
 	
 	/** The xmetadata attribute of the exportmetadata tag. */
 	private String xmetadata;
+	
+	/** The LOD or LODs which should be exported. Set it to "1", if you want LOD1.
+	 *  Set it to "12", if you want the LOD1 and LOD2.
+	 */
+	private String lods;
 
 	public String getInitiator() {
 		return initiator;
@@ -356,6 +363,14 @@ public String getXmetadata() {
 	public void setXmetadata(String xmetadata) {
 		this.xmetadata = xmetadata;
 	}
+	
+	public String getLODs() {
+		return lods;
+	}
+	
+	public void setLODs(String lods) {
+		this.lods = lods;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public String supportsJobVersion() {
@@ -410,7 +425,8 @@ public boolean isValid() {
 				|| format.isEmpty()
 				|| exportmetadata.isEmpty()
 				|| col.isEmpty()
-				|| eck.isEmpty()){
+				|| eck.isEmpty()
+				|| lods.isEmpty()) {
 			return false;
 		} else {
 			return true;
@@ -443,6 +459,7 @@ public static ExportJobDescription getDefaultDescriptor() {
 		descriptor.setZipresult(DEFAULT_ZIP_RESULT);
 		descriptor.setCalibration(DEFAULT_CALIBRATION);
 		descriptor.setXmetadata(DEFAULT_XMETA_DATA);
+		descriptor.setLODs(DEFAULT_LODS);
 		return descriptor;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/JobFileBuilderImpl.java b/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/JobFileBuilderImpl.java
index 62e88b8042d8ca514465ac01d99babea4ed82273..2f162d4bc6e2d5b4d0b0b3ba8e325ec843e4be0b 100644
--- a/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/JobFileBuilderImpl.java
+++ b/src/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/JobFileBuilderImpl.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public File buildExportJobFile(ExportJobDescription jobDescriptor) throws Invali
 				format.setAttribute("citygml_apptheme", "");
 				format.setAttribute("citygml_elemclasses", "true");
 				format.setAttribute("citygml_lodmode", "all");
-				format.setAttribute("citygml_lods", "01234");
+				format.setAttribute("citygml_lods", jobDescriptor.getLODs());
 				format.setAttribute("citygml_metadata", "true");
 				format.setAttribute("citygml_outmode", "normal");
 				format.setAttribute("dtm", "false");
diff --git a/test/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/test/SuccessfulExportJob.java b/test/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/test/SuccessfulExportJob.java
index afa03866e08ee374094b06b96f8c68c3fc91a517..5ecbee848ba3ff03da959f93472705877f49abba 100644
--- a/test/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/test/SuccessfulExportJob.java
+++ b/test/eu/simstadt/nf4j/async/test/SuccessfulExportJob.java
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 package eu.simstadt.nf4j.async.test;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
+
 import eu.simstadt.nf4j.FailedTransmissionException;
 import eu.simstadt.nf4j.InvalidJobDescriptorException;
 import eu.simstadt.nf4j.JobStatus;
@@ -35,6 +46,7 @@ public void processJob() throws InterruptedException {
 		description.setAccount(userName);
 		description.setProduct("WU3");
 		description.setJobnumber(userName);
+		description.setLODs("2");
 
 		//FIXME: Zipped GMLs coming from nF don't have any defined srsName
 		//FIXME: Save files somewhere else
@@ -138,11 +150,52 @@ public void jobStatusChanged(JobStatusEvent event) {
 			try {
 				File file = job.getResult();
 				assertTrue(file.canRead());
-				//				System.out.println("CityGML at " + file.getAbsolutePath());
+				testForExistingLOD2AndMissingLOD1(file);
 			} catch (FailedTransmissionException ex) {
 				ex.printStackTrace();
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * These asserts ensure that only LOD2 has been loaded as specified in the job descriptor above.
+	 */
+	private void testForExistingLOD2AndMissingLOD1(File file) {
+		FileInputStream fileStream;
+		try {
+			fileStream = new FileInputStream(file);
+			ZipInputStream unzipStream = new ZipInputStream(fileStream);
+			unzipStream.getNextEntry(); // Skip the first entry, its the job description
+			unzipStream.getNextEntry();
+			File handle = Files.createTempDirectory("nfDownload").resolve("test.gml").toFile();
+			BufferedOutputStream bos = 
+					new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(handle));
+			byte[] in = new byte[4096];
+			int read = 0;
+			while ((read = unzipStream.read(in)) != -1) {
+				bos.write(in, 0, read);
+			}
+			unzipStream.closeEntry();
+			bos.close();
+			unzipStream.close();
+			Scanner scanner = new Scanner(handle);
+			boolean lod1Missing = true;
+			boolean lod2Found = false;
+			while (scanner.hasNextLine()) {
+				String line = scanner.nextLine();
+				if (line.contains("lod2")) {
+					lod2Found = true;
+				}
+				if (line.contains("lod1")) {
+					lod1Missing = false;
+				}
+			}
+			scanner.close();
+			assertTrue(lod1Missing);
+			assertTrue(lod2Found);
+		} catch (IOException ex) {
+			fail();
+		} 
+	}
 
 }
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