diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimUiTreeModelPdm.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimUiTreeModelPdm.cpp
index 44891ec865..170e906897 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimUiTreeModelPdm.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimUiTreeModelPdm.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ RimReservoirView* RimUiTreeModelPdm::addReservoirView(const QModelIndex& itemInd
 
         RimReservoirView* insertedView = rimReservoir->createAndAddReservoirView();
 
+        // Must be run before buildViewItems, as wells are created in this function
+        insertedView->loadDataAndUpdate(); 
+
         int viewCount = rowCount(collectionIndex);
         beginInsertRows(collectionIndex, viewCount, viewCount);
 
@@ -412,8 +415,6 @@ RimReservoirView* RimUiTreeModelPdm::addReservoirView(const QModelIndex& itemInd
         
         endInsertRows();
 
-        insertedView->loadDataAndUpdate();
-
         return insertedView;
     }