diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp
index e4333aaaf1..f595da6449 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void RimEclipseView::createDisplayModel()
 
     // Find the number of time frames the animation needs to show the requested data.
 
-    if (isTimeStepDependentDataVisible())
+    if (isTimeStepDependentDataVisible() && currentGridCellResults()->maxTimeStepCount() > 0)
     {
         CVF_ASSERT(currentGridCellResults());