diff --git a/OMPython/modelica_system_omc.py b/OMPython/modelica_system_omc.py
index 8ee5c3b0..d7c4bf1a 100644
--- a/OMPython/modelica_system_omc.py
+++ b/OMPython/modelica_system_omc.py
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ def __init__(
             work_directory: Optional[str | os.PathLike] = None,
             omhome: Optional[str] = None,
             session: Optional[OMSessionABC] = None,
+            use_default_command_line_options: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """Create a ModelicaSystem instance. To define the model use model() or convertFmu2Mo().
 
         Args:
             command_line_options: List with extra command line options as elements. The list elements are
-              provided to omc via setCommandLineOptions(). If set, the default values will be overridden.
-              To disable any command line options, use an empty list.
+              provided to omc via setCommandLineOptions() in addition to OMPython's default options.
+            use_default_command_line_options: Whether to set OMPython's default options for linearization.
+              Set to False to use only command_line_options, or no options if it is unspecified or empty.
             work_directory: Path to a directory to be used for temporary
               files like the model executable. If left unspecified, a tmp
               directory will be created.
@@ -62,15 +64,17 @@ def __init__(
             work_directory=work_directory,
         )
 
-        # set commandLineOptions using default values or the user defined list
-        if command_line_options is None:
+        options: list[str] = []
+        if use_default_command_line_options:
             # set default command line options to improve the performance of linearization and to avoid recompilation if
             # the simulation executable is reused in linearize() via the runtime flag '-l'
-            command_line_options = [
+            options.extend([
                 "--linearizationDumpLanguage=python",
                 "--generateSymbolicLinearization",
-            ]
-        for opt in command_line_options:
+            ])
+        if command_line_options is not None:
+            options.extend(command_line_options)
+        for opt in options:
             self.set_command_line_options(command_line_option=opt)
 
     def model(
diff --git a/tests/test_FMIImport.py b/tests/test_FMIImport.py
index bb3a1201..fec9e60b 100644
--- a/tests/test_FMIImport.py
+++ b/tests/test_FMIImport.py
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ def test_FMIImport(model_firstorder):
     assert os.path.exists(fmu)
 
     # import FMU & check & simulate
-    # TODO: why is '--allowNonStandardModelica=reinitInAlgorithms' needed? any example without this possible?
-    mod2 = OMPython.ModelicaSystemOMC(command_line_options=['--allowNonStandardModelica=reinitInAlgorithms'])
+    # --allowNonStandardModelica=reinitInAlgorithms' is needed.
+    # Since the generated code uses reinit inside algorithm section which is not standard Modelica.
+    mod2 = OMPython.ModelicaSystemOMC(command_line_options=['--allowNonStandardModelica=reinitInAlgorithms'],
+                                      use_default_command_line_options=False)
     mo = mod2.convertFmu2Mo(fmu=fmu)
     assert os.path.exists(mo)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ModelicaSystemOMC.py b/tests/test_ModelicaSystemOMC.py
index 171db6b9..4a7f8cb6 100644
--- a/tests/test_ModelicaSystemOMC.py
+++ b/tests/test_ModelicaSystemOMC.py
@@ -38,6 +38,29 @@ def model_firstorder(tmp_path, model_firstorder_content):
     return mod
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("use_defaults", "custom_options", "expected_options"),
+    [
+        (True, ["--showAnnotations"], [
+            "--linearizationDumpLanguage=python",
+            "--generateSymbolicLinearization=true",
+            "--showAnnotations=true",
+        ]),
+        (False, ["--showAnnotations"], ["--showAnnotations=true"]),
+    ],
+)
+def test_command_line_options(use_defaults, custom_options, expected_options):
+    session = OMPython.OMCSessionLocal()
+    mod = OMPython.ModelicaSystemOMC(
+        session=session,
+        command_line_options=custom_options,
+        use_default_command_line_options=use_defaults,
+    )
+
+    current_options = mod.sendExpression("getCommandLineOptions()")
+    assert all(option in current_options for option in expected_options)
+
+
 def test_ModelicaSystem_loop(model_firstorder):
     def worker():
         mod = OMPython.ModelicaSystemOMC()