diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index 29d730a7c..432a83ac1 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -178,10 +178,12 @@ namespace Opm {
             double orat                           = record->getItem("ORAT")->getSIDouble(0);
             double wrat                           = record->getItem("WRAT")->getSIDouble(0);
             double grat                           = record->getItem("GRAT")->getSIDouble(0);
-            WellProducer::ControlModeEnum control = WellProducer::ControlModeFromString( record->getItem("CMODE")->getString(0));
             WellCommon::StatusEnum status         = WellCommon::StatusFromString( record->getItem("STATUS")->getString(0));
 
-            well->setProducerControlMode( currentStep , control );
+            if (status != WellCommon::SHUT) {
+                WellProducer::ControlModeEnum control = WellProducer::ControlModeFromString( record->getItem("CMODE")->getString(0));
+                well->setProducerControlMode( currentStep , control );
+            }
             well->setStatus( currentStep , status );
             well->setOilRate(currentStep, orat);
             well->setWaterRate(currentStep, wrat);
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/ScheduleCreateFromDeck.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/ScheduleCreateFromDeck.cpp
index 0c0c258f7..1e18cf695 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/ScheduleCreateFromDeck.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/IntegrationTests/ScheduleCreateFromDeck.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateSchedule_Comments_After_Keywords) {
 }
 
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WCONPROD_MissingCmode) {
+    ParserPtr parser(new Parser());
+    boost::filesystem::path scheduleFile("testdata/integration_tests/SCHEDULE/SCHEDULE_MISSING_CMODE");
+    DeckPtr deck =  parser->parseFile(scheduleFile.string());
+    
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW( new Schedule(deck) );
+}
+
+
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WellTesting) {
     ParserPtr parser(new Parser());
     boost::filesystem::path scheduleFile("testdata/integration_tests/SCHEDULE/SCHEDULE_WELLS2");
diff --git a/testdata/integration_tests/SCHEDULE/SCHEDULE_MISSING_CMODE b/testdata/integration_tests/SCHEDULE/SCHEDULE_MISSING_CMODE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d627b2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/integration_tests/SCHEDULE/SCHEDULE_MISSING_CMODE
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+START         
+  10 MAI 2007   /
+
+SCHEDULE
+
+WELSPECS 
+     'D-4H'        'OP'   30   37  3.33       'OIL'  7* /   
+/
+
+
+WCONPROD 
+     'D-4H'      'SHUT' 15* /
+/