diff --git a/clasp/cli/clasp_app.h b/clasp/cli/clasp_app.h
index 28222b2..14ca64c 100644
--- a/clasp/cli/clasp_app.h
+++ b/clasp/cli/clasp_app.h
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ class ClaspAppBase : public Potassco::Application, public Clasp::EventHandler {
 	typedef ClaspFacade::Summary  RunSummary;
 	typedef Potassco::ProgramOptions::PosOption PosOption;
 protected:
+	struct TextOptions {
+		TextOutput::Format format;
+		unsigned           verbosity;
+		const char*        catAtom;
+		char               ifs;
+	};
 	using Potassco::Application::run;
 	ClaspAppBase();
 	~ClaspAppBase();
@@ -140,8 +146,10 @@ class ClaspAppBase : public Potassco::Application, public Clasp::EventHandler {
 	// Functions to be implemented by subclasses
 	virtual ProblemType   getProblemType()             = 0;
 	virtual void          run(ClaspFacade& clasp)      = 0;
-	virtual Output*       createOutput(ProblemType f);
 	virtual void          storeCommandArgs(const Potassco::ProgramOptions::ParsedValues& values);
+	virtual Output*       createOutput(ProblemType f);
+	virtual Output*       createTextOutput(const TextOptions& options);
+	virtual Output*       createJsonOutput(unsigned verbosity);
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Helper functions that subclasses might call during run
 	void handleStartOptions(ClaspFacade& clasp);
diff --git a/clasp/cli/clasp_output.h b/clasp/cli/clasp_output.h
index 1e4986a..9ea6837 100644
--- a/clasp/cli/clasp_output.h
+++ b/clasp/cli/clasp_output.h
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ class TextOutput : public Output, private StatsVisitor {
 	//! Prints a comment message.
 	void comment(uint32 v, const char* fmt, ...) const;
 protected:
+	//! Called on each model to be printed.
+	/*!
+	 * The default implementation calls printValues().
+	 */
+	virtual void printModelValues(const OutputTable& out, const Model& m);
+
 	virtual bool visitThreads(Operation op);
 	virtual bool visitTester(Operation op);
 
diff --git a/src/clasp_app.cpp b/src/clasp_app.cpp
index e23c501..3b4052b 100644
--- a/src/clasp_app.cpp
+++ b/src/clasp_app.cpp
@@ -419,34 +419,51 @@ Output* ClaspAppBase::createOutput(ProblemType f) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (claspAppOpts_.outf != ClaspAppOptions::out_json || claspAppOpts_.onlyPre) {
-		TextOutput::Format outFormat = TextOutput::format_asp;
-		if      (f == Problem_t::Sat){ outFormat = TextOutput::format_sat09; }
-		else if (f == Problem_t::Pb) { outFormat = TextOutput::format_pb09;  }
+		TextOptions options;
+		options.format = TextOutput::format_asp;
+		if      (f == Problem_t::Sat){ options.format = TextOutput::format_sat09; }
+		else if (f == Problem_t::Pb) { options.format = TextOutput::format_pb09;  }
 		else if (f == Problem_t::Asp && claspAppOpts_.outf == ClaspAppOptions::out_comp) {
-			outFormat = TextOutput::format_aspcomp;
+			options.format = TextOutput::format_aspcomp;
 		}
-		out.reset(new TextOutput(verbose(), outFormat, claspAppOpts_.outAtom.c_str(), claspAppOpts_.ifs));
-		if (claspConfig_.parse.isEnabled(ParserOptions::parse_maxsat) && f == Problem_t::Sat) {
-			static_cast<TextOutput*>(out.get())->result[TextOutput::res_sat] = "UNKNOWN";
+		options.verbosity = verbose();
+		options.catAtom = claspAppOpts_.outAtom.c_str();
+		options.ifs = claspAppOpts_.ifs;
+		out.reset(createTextOutput(options));
+		TextOutput* textOut = dynamic_cast<TextOutput*>(out.get());
+		if (claspConfig_.parse.isEnabled(ParserOptions::parse_maxsat) && f == Problem_t::Sat && textOut) {
+			textOut->result[TextOutput::res_sat] = "UNKNOWN";
 		}
 	}
 	else {
-		out.reset(new JsonOutput(verbose()));
+		out.reset(createJsonOutput(verbose()));
 	}
-	if (claspAppOpts_.quiet[0] != static_cast<uint8>(UCHAR_MAX)) {
-		out->setModelQuiet((Output::PrintLevel)std::min(uint8(Output::print_no), claspAppOpts_.quiet[0]));
-	}
-	if (claspAppOpts_.quiet[1] != static_cast<uint8>(UCHAR_MAX)) {
-		out->setOptQuiet((Output::PrintLevel)std::min(uint8(Output::print_no), claspAppOpts_.quiet[1]));
-	}
-	if (claspAppOpts_.quiet[2] != static_cast<uint8>(UCHAR_MAX)) {
-		out->setCallQuiet((Output::PrintLevel)std::min(uint8(Output::print_no), claspAppOpts_.quiet[2]));
+
+	if (out.get()) {
+		if (claspAppOpts_.quiet[0] != static_cast<uint8>(UCHAR_MAX)) {
+			out->setModelQuiet((Output::PrintLevel)std::min(uint8(Output::print_no), claspAppOpts_.quiet[0]));
+		}
+		if (claspAppOpts_.quiet[1] != static_cast<uint8>(UCHAR_MAX)) {
+			out->setOptQuiet((Output::PrintLevel)std::min(uint8(Output::print_no), claspAppOpts_.quiet[1]));
+		}
+		if (claspAppOpts_.quiet[2] != static_cast<uint8>(UCHAR_MAX)) {
+			out->setCallQuiet((Output::PrintLevel)std::min(uint8(Output::print_no), claspAppOpts_.quiet[2]));
+		}
 	}
 	if (claspAppOpts_.hideAux && clasp_.get()) {
 		clasp_->ctx.output.setFilter('_');
 	}
 	return out.release();
 }
+
+Output* ClaspAppBase::createTextOutput(const TextOptions& options) {
+	return new TextOutput(options.verbosity, options.format, options.catAtom, options.ifs);
+}
+
+Output* ClaspAppBase::createJsonOutput(unsigned verbosity) {
+	return new JsonOutput(verbosity);
+}
+
 void ClaspAppBase::storeCommandArgs(const Potassco::ProgramOptions::ParsedValues&) {
 	/* We don't need the values */
 }
diff --git a/src/clasp_output.cpp b/src/clasp_output.cpp
index d572ebc..63a1f10 100644
--- a/src/clasp_output.cpp
+++ b/src/clasp_output.cpp
@@ -973,11 +973,16 @@ void TextOutput::printMeta(const OutputTable& out, const Model& m) {
 		printf("\n");
 	}
 }
+
+void TextOutput::printModelValues(const OutputTable& out, const Model& m) {
+	printValues(out, m);
+}
+
 void TextOutput::printModel(const OutputTable& out, const Model& m, PrintLevel x) {
 	FileLock lock(stdout);
 	if (x == modelQ()) {
 		comment(1, "%s: %" PRIu64"\n", !m.up ? "Answer" : "Update", m.num);
-		printValues(out, m);
+		printModelValues(out, m);
 		progress_.clear();
 	}
 	if (x == optQ()) {