diff --git a/include/crpropa/Module.h b/include/crpropa/Module.h
index e1fd41aaa..eaa6e20b4 100644
--- a/include/crpropa/Module.h
+++ b/include/crpropa/Module.h
@@ -59,7 +59,17 @@ class AbstractCondition: public Module {
 	void setMakeAcceptedInactive(bool makeInactive);
 	void setRejectFlag(std::string key, std::string value);
 	void setAcceptFlag(std::string key, std::string value);
+
+	void printRejectFlag();
+	void printAcceptFlag();
+};
+
+class DeactivateModule: public AbstractCondition {
+	public: 
+		void process(Candidate *cand) const { reject(cand); }
 };
+
+
 } // namespace crpropa
 
 #endif /* CRPROPA_MODULE_H */
diff --git a/src/Module.cpp b/src/Module.cpp
index aa32c4a8c..aabbfd694 100644
--- a/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/src/Module.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ void Module::setDescription(const std::string &d) {
 
 AbstractCondition::AbstractCondition() :
 		makeRejectedInactive(true), makeAcceptedInactive(false), rejectFlagKey(
-				"Rejected") {
-
+				"Rejected"), rejectFlagValue( typeid(*this).name() ) {
 }
 
 void AbstractCondition::reject(Candidate *candidate) const {
@@ -77,4 +76,13 @@ void AbstractCondition::setAcceptFlag(std::string key, std::string value) {
 	acceptFlagValue = value;
 }
 
+void AbstractCondition::printRejectFlag() {
+	std::cout << "rejectKey: " << rejectFlagKey << " with flag: " << rejectFlagValue << "\n";
+}
+
+void AbstractCondition::printAcceptFlag() {
+	std::cout << "acceptKey: " << acceptFlagKey << " with flag: " << acceptFlagValue << "\n";
+}
+
+
 } // namespace crpropa