diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
index 8a25703c4..f34d94cf5 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace Opm
                  const ParseContext& parseContext,
                  ErrorGuard& errors,
                  std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                 const std::optional<int>& output_interval = {},
                  const RestartIO::RstState* rst = nullptr);
 
         template<typename T>
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ namespace Opm
                  const ParseContext& parseContext,
                  T&& errors,
                  std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                 const std::optional<int>& output_interval = {},
                  const RestartIO::RstState* rst = nullptr);
 
         Schedule(const Deck& deck,
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ namespace Opm
                  const FieldPropsManager& fp,
                  const Runspec &runspec,
                  std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                 const std::optional<int>& output_interval = {},
                  const RestartIO::RstState* rst = nullptr);
 
         Schedule(const Deck& deck,
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ namespace Opm
                  const ParseContext& parseContext,
                  ErrorGuard& errors,
                  std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                 const std::optional<int>& output_interval = {},
                  const RestartIO::RstState* rst = nullptr);
 
         template <typename T>
@@ -160,16 +164,19 @@ namespace Opm
                  const ParseContext& parseContext,
                  T&& errors,
                  std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                 const std::optional<int>& output_interval = {},
                  const RestartIO::RstState* rst = nullptr);
 
         Schedule(const Deck& deck,
                  const EclipseState& es,
                  std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                 const std::optional<int>& output_interval = {},
                  const RestartIO::RstState* rst = nullptr);
 
         // The constructor *without* the Python arg should really only be used from Python itself
         Schedule(const Deck& deck,
                  const EclipseState& es,
+                 const std::optional<int>& output_interval = {},
                  const RestartIO::RstState* rst = nullptr);
 
         static Schedule serializeObject();
@@ -250,7 +257,6 @@ namespace Opm
         int  first_rst_step() const;
         const std::map< std::string, int >& rst_keywords( size_t timestep ) const;
         bool rst_keyword(std::size_t timestep, const std::string& keyword) const;
-        void rst_override_interval(std::size_t output_interval);
 
         void applyAction(std::size_t reportStep, const time_point& sim_time, const Action::ActionX& action, const Action::Result& result, const std::unordered_map<std::string, double>& wellpi);
         void applyWellProdIndexScaling(const std::string& well_name, const std::size_t reportStep, const double scalingFactor);
@@ -474,7 +480,7 @@ namespace Opm
         bool updateWPAVE(const std::string& wname, std::size_t report_step, const PAvg& pavg);
 
         void updateGuideRateModel(const GuideRateModel& new_model, std::size_t report_step);
-
+        void rst_override_interval(std::size_t output_interval);
         GTNode groupTree(const std::string& root_node, std::size_t report_step, std::size_t level, const std::optional<std::string>& parent_name) const;
         bool checkGroups(const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
         bool updateWellStatus( const std::string& well, std::size_t reportStep, Well::Status status, std::optional<KeywordLocation> = {});
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index e72fbf1c1..b1bd35333 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ namespace {
                         const ParseContext& parseContext,
                         ErrorGuard& errors,
                         [[maybe_unused]] std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                        const std::optional<int>& output_interval,
                         const RestartIO::RstState * rst)
     try :
         m_static( python, deck, runspec ),
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ namespace {
         } else
             this->iterateScheduleSection( 0, this->m_sched_deck.size(), parseContext, errors, false, nullptr, &grid, &fp);
 
+        if (output_interval.has_value())
+            this->rst_override_interval(output_interval.value());
     }
     catch (const OpmInputError& opm_error) {
         throw;
@@ -141,8 +144,9 @@ namespace {
                         const ParseContext& parseContext,
                         T&& errors,
                         std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                        const std::optional<int>& output_interval,
                         const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
-        Schedule(deck, grid, fp, runspec, parseContext, errors, python, rst)
+        Schedule(deck, grid, fp, runspec, parseContext, errors, python, output_interval, rst)
     {}
 
 
@@ -151,12 +155,13 @@ namespace {
                         const FieldPropsManager& fp,
                         const Runspec &runspec,
                         std::shared_ptr<const Python> python,
+                        const std::optional<int>& output_interval,
                         const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
-        Schedule(deck, grid, fp, runspec, ParseContext(), ErrorGuard(), python, rst)
+        Schedule(deck, grid, fp, runspec, ParseContext(), ErrorGuard(), python, output_interval, rst)
     {}
 
 
-    Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, const ParseContext& parse_context, ErrorGuard& errors, std::shared_ptr<const Python> python, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
+    Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, const ParseContext& parse_context, ErrorGuard& errors, std::shared_ptr<const Python> python, const std::optional<int>& output_interval, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
         Schedule(deck,
                  es.getInputGrid(),
                  es.fieldProps(),
@@ -164,12 +169,13 @@ namespace {
                  parse_context,
                  errors,
                  python,
+                 output_interval,
                  rst)
     {}
 
 
     template <typename T>
-    Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, const ParseContext& parse_context, T&& errors, std::shared_ptr<const Python> python, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
+    Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, const ParseContext& parse_context, T&& errors, std::shared_ptr<const Python> python, const std::optional<int>& output_interval, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
         Schedule(deck,
                  es.getInputGrid(),
                  es.fieldProps(),
@@ -177,17 +183,18 @@ namespace {
                  parse_context,
                  errors,
                  python,
+                 output_interval,
                  rst)
     {}
 
 
-    Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, std::shared_ptr<const Python> python, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
-        Schedule(deck, es, ParseContext(), ErrorGuard(), python, rst)
-    {}
+Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, std::shared_ptr<const Python> python, const std::optional<int>& output_interval, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
+    Schedule(deck, es, ParseContext(), ErrorGuard(), python, output_interval, rst)
+{}
 
 
-    Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
-        Schedule(deck, es, ParseContext(), ErrorGuard(), std::make_shared<const Python>(), rst)
+Schedule::Schedule(const Deck& deck, const EclipseState& es, const std::optional<int>& output_interval, const RestartIO::RstState * rst) :
+    Schedule(deck, es, ParseContext(), ErrorGuard(), std::make_shared<const Python>(), output_interval, rst)
     {}
 
     Schedule::Schedule(std::shared_ptr<const Python> python_handle) :
diff --git a/tests/msim/test_msim.cpp b/tests/msim/test_msim.cpp
index 42a4eb053..367bd8c9a 100644
--- a/tests/msim/test_msim.cpp
+++ b/tests/msim/test_msim.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RUN) {
 
             const int report_step = 50;
             const auto& rst_state = Opm::RestartIO::RstState::load(rst, report_step);
-            Schedule sched_rst(deck, state, python, &rst_state);
+            Schedule sched_rst(deck, state, python, {}, &rst_state);
             const auto& rfti_well = sched_rst.getWell("RFTI", report_step);
             const auto& rftp_well = sched_rst.getWell("RFTP", report_step);
             BOOST_CHECK(rftp_well.getStatus() == Well::Status::SHUT);
diff --git a/tests/parser/ScheduleRestartTests.cpp b/tests/parser/ScheduleRestartTests.cpp
index 35b439d18..68d314643 100644
--- a/tests/parser/ScheduleRestartTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/ScheduleRestartTests.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(LoadRestartSim) {
     EclIO::ERst rst_file("SPE1CASE2.X0060");
     auto rst_state = RestartIO::RstState::load(rst_file, 60);
     EclipseState ecl_state_restart(restart_deck);
-    Schedule restart_sched(restart_deck, ecl_state_restart, python, &rst_state);
+    Schedule restart_sched(restart_deck, ecl_state_restart, python, {}, &rst_state);
 
     // Verify that sched and restart_sched are identical from report_step 60 and onwords.
 }
diff --git a/tests/parser/ScheduleTests.cpp b/tests/parser/ScheduleTests.cpp
index e55f59aef..ef65b474b 100644
--- a/tests/parser/ScheduleTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/ScheduleTests.cpp
@@ -3584,7 +3584,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(SKIPREST_VFP) {
     const auto& rst_filename = es.getIOConfig().getRestartFileName( init_config.getRestartRootName(), report_step, false );
     Opm::EclIO::ERst rst_file(rst_filename);
     const auto& rst = Opm::RestartIO::RstState::load(rst_file, report_step);
-    const auto sched = Schedule{ deck, es, python , &rst};
+    const auto sched = Schedule{ deck, es, python , {}, &rst};
     BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW( sched[3].vfpprod(5) );
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/rst_test.cpp b/tests/rst_test.cpp
index 8f23f2ac8..6da33cf8d 100644
--- a/tests/rst_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/rst_test.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Opm::Schedule load_schedule(std::shared_ptr<const Opm::Python> python, const std
         Opm::EclIO::ERst rst_file(rst_filename);
 
         const auto& rst = Opm::RestartIO::RstState::load(rst_file, report_step);
-        return Opm::Schedule(deck, state, python, &rst);
+        return Opm::Schedule(deck, state, python, {}, &rst);
     } else
         return Opm::Schedule(deck, state, python);
 }