diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.hpp
index 3410ee1f1..7e3a2c9b8 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ class AST{
 public:
     AST() = default;
     explicit AST(const std::vector<std::string>& tokens);
+    AST(const std::shared_ptr<ASTNode>& cond);
     Result eval(const Context& context) const;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<ASTNode> getCondition() const;
+
+    bool operator==(const AST& data) const;
 private:
     /*
       The use of a pointer here is to be able to create this class with only a
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.cpp
index dbb2e0e40..c70bd6942 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/ActionAST.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ AST::AST(const std::vector<std::string>& tokens) {
     this->condition.reset( new Action::ASTNode(condition_node) );
 }
 
+AST::AST(const std::shared_ptr<ASTNode>& cond)
+    : condition(cond)
+{}
+
 
 Action::Result AST::eval(const Action::Context& context) const {
     if (this->condition)
@@ -45,5 +49,21 @@ Action::Result AST::eval(const Action::Context& context) const {
     else
         return Action::Result(false);
 }
+
+
+std::shared_ptr<ASTNode> AST::getCondition() const {
+    return condition;
+}
+
+
+bool AST::operator==(const AST& data) const {
+    if ((condition && !data.condition) ||
+        (!condition && data.condition))
+        return false;
+
+    return !condition || (*condition == *data.condition);
+}
+
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp b/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp
index ce4d31376..06555809e 100644
--- a/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/ACTIONX.cpp
@@ -232,13 +232,13 @@ TSTEP
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestAction_AST_BASIC) {
     // Missing comparator
-    BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW( Action::AST( {"WWCT", "OPX", "0.75"} ), std::invalid_argument);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW( Action::AST( std::vector<std::string>{"WWCT", "OPX", "0.75"} ), std::invalid_argument);
 
     // Left hand side must be function expression
-    BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW( Action::AST({"0.75", "<", "1.0"}), std::invalid_argument);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW( Action::AST(std::vector<std::string>{"0.75", "<", "1.0"}), std::invalid_argument);
 
     //Extra data
-    BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW(Action::AST({"0.75", "<", "1.0", "EXTRA"}), std::invalid_argument);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW(Action::AST(std::vector<std::string>{"0.75", "<", "1.0", "EXTRA"}), std::invalid_argument);
 
     Action::AST ast1({"WWCT", "OPX", ">", "0.75"});
     Action::AST ast2({"WWCT", "OPX", "=", "WWCT", "OPX"});
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestAction_AST_OR_AND) {
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DATE) {
-    Action::AST ast({"MNTH", ">=", "JUN"});
+    Action::AST ast(std::vector<std::string>{"MNTH", ">=", "JUN"});
     SummaryState st(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
     Action::Context context(st);