diff --git a/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateWellData.cpp b/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateWellData.cpp
index 718c94420..ff0c4a60d 100644
--- a/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateWellData.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/output/eclipse/AggregateWellData.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ namespace {
                 ? 0 : -1;
 
             iWell[Ix::Status] = any_flowing_conn
-                ? Value::Stop  : -1;
+                ? Value::Stop  : Value::Shut;
 
         }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ namespace {
                 ? iWell[Ix::ActWCtrl] : -1;
 
             iWell[Ix::Status] = any_flowing_conn
-                ? Value::Open : -1;
+                ? Value::Open : Value::Shut;
         }
     } // IWell
 
diff --git a/tests/test_AggregateWellData.cpp b/tests/test_AggregateWellData.cpp
index 63a406934..41efafa2c 100644
--- a/tests/test_AggregateWellData.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_AggregateWellData.cpp
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (Dynamic_Well_Data_Step1)
         // This needs to be corrected in flow
 
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(iwell[i1 + Ix::item9 ], -1); // No flowing conns.
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(iwell[i1 + Ix::Status], -1); // No flowing conns.
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(iwell[i1 + Ix::Status], Value::Shut); // No flowing conns.
     }
 
     // XWEL (OP_1)