diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
index 21a34afee..e31d6f649 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ namespace Opm
         void handleGCONPROD(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t current_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
         void handleGCONINJE(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t current_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
         void handleGLIFTOPT(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t report_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
-        void handleWELPI   (const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t report_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors);
+        void handleWELPI   (const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t report_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors, const std::vector<std::string>& matching_wells = {});
 
         // Normal keyword handlers -- in KeywordHandlers.cpp
         void handleBRANPROP (const HandlerContext&, const ParseContext&, ErrorGuard&);
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp
index 9e6158e42..4018eff1b 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/KeywordHandlers.cpp
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ namespace {
         this->handleWELPI(handlerContext.keyword, handlerContext.currentStep, parseContext, errors);
     }
 
-    void Schedule::handleWELPI(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t report_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors) {
+    void Schedule::handleWELPI(const DeckKeyword& keyword, std::size_t report_step, const ParseContext& parseContext, ErrorGuard& errors, const std::vector<std::string>& matching_wells) {
         // Keyword structure
         //
         //   WELPI
@@ -1142,7 +1142,8 @@ namespace {
 
         for (const auto& record : keyword) {
             const auto well_names = this->wellNames(record.getItem<WELL_NAME>().getTrimmedString(0),
-                                                   report_step);
+                                                    report_step,
+                                                    matching_wells);
 
             if (well_names.empty())
                 this->invalidNamePattern(record.getItem<WELL_NAME>().getTrimmedString(0),
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index 41e2764d3..8412115e7 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ private:
                 this->applyWELOPEN(keyword, reportStep, parseContext, errors, result.wells());
 
             if (keyword.name() == "WELPI")
-                this->handleWELPI(keyword, reportStep, parseContext, errors);
+                this->handleWELPI(keyword, reportStep, parseContext, errors, result.wells());
         }
     }