diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
index 80921f4ca..ad32dfdd3 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ namespace Opm
         void handleWCONINJH( const SCHEDULESection&,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext);
         void handleWELOPEN( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext );
         void handleWELTARG( const SCHEDULESection&,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext);
-        void handleGCONINJE( const SCHEDULESection&,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
-        void handleGCONPROD( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
-        void handleGEFAC( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
+        void handleGCONINJE( const SCHEDULESection&,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext);
+        void handleGCONPROD( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext);
+        void handleGEFAC( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext);
         void handleWEFAC( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext);
         void handleTUNING( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
         void handleGRUPTREE( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index 29e72b363..c3062bf75 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -214,13 +214,13 @@ namespace Opm {
                 handleGRUPNET(keyword, currentStep);
 
             else if (keyword.name() == "GCONINJE")
-                handleGCONINJE(section, keyword, currentStep);
+                handleGCONINJE(section, keyword, currentStep, parseContext);
 
             else if (keyword.name() == "GCONPROD")
-                handleGCONPROD(keyword, currentStep);
+                handleGCONPROD(keyword, currentStep, parseContext);
 
             else if (keyword.name() == "GEFAC")
-                handleGEFAC(keyword, currentStep);
+                handleGEFAC(keyword, currentStep, parseContext);
 
             else if (keyword.name() == "TUNING")
                 handleTUNING(keyword, currentStep);
@@ -1141,11 +1141,14 @@ namespace Opm {
         }
     }
 
-    void Schedule::handleGCONINJE( const SCHEDULESection& section,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep) {
+    void Schedule::handleGCONINJE( const SCHEDULESection& section,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext) {
         for( const auto& record : keyword ) {
             const std::string& groupNamePattern = record.getItem("GROUP").getTrimmedString(0);
             auto groups = getGroups ( groupNamePattern );
 
+            if (groups.empty())
+                invalidNamePattern(groupNamePattern, parseContext, keyword);
+
             for (auto* group : groups){
                 {
                     Phase phase = get_phase( record.getItem("PHASE").getTrimmedString(0) );
@@ -1173,11 +1176,14 @@ namespace Opm {
         }
     }
 
-    void Schedule::handleGCONPROD( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep) {
+    void Schedule::handleGCONPROD( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext) {
         for( const auto& record : keyword ) {
             const std::string& groupNamePattern = record.getItem("GROUP").getTrimmedString(0);
             auto groups = getGroups ( groupNamePattern );
 
+            if (groups.empty())
+                invalidNamePattern(groupNamePattern, parseContext, keyword);
+
             for (auto* group : groups){
                 {
                     GroupProduction::ControlEnum controlMode = GroupProduction::ControlEnumFromString( record.getItem("CONTROL_MODE").getTrimmedString(0) );
@@ -1199,11 +1205,14 @@ namespace Opm {
     }
 
 
-    void Schedule::handleGEFAC( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep) {
+    void Schedule::handleGEFAC( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep, const ParseContext& parseContext) {
         for( const auto& record : keyword ) {
             const std::string& groupNamePattern = record.getItem("GROUP").getTrimmedString(0);
             auto groups = getGroups ( groupNamePattern );
 
+            if (groups.empty())
+                invalidNamePattern(groupNamePattern, parseContext, keyword);
+
             for (auto* group : groups){
                 group->setGroupEfficiencyFactor(currentStep, record.getItem("EFFICIENCY_FACTOR").get< double >(0));
 
diff --git a/tests/parser/ParseContextTests.cpp b/tests/parser/ParseContextTests.cpp
index dc58807bc..5f6da3459 100644
--- a/tests/parser/ParseContextTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/parser/ParseContextTests.cpp
@@ -673,6 +673,30 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( test_invalid_wtemplate_config ) {
     'SOMETHINGELSE' 0.5 /
     /
     )";
+
+    testSamples.push_back(testSample);
+    // Invalid group name in GCONPROD
+    testSample = R"(
+    GCONPROD
+    'SOMETHINGELSE' 'ORAT' 20000 /
+    /
+    )";
+    testSamples.push_back(testSample);
+
+    // Invalid group name in GEFAC
+    testSample = R"(
+    GEFAC
+    'SOMETHINGELSE' 0.5 /
+    /
+    )";
+    testSamples.push_back(testSample);
+
+    // Invalid group name in GCONINJE
+    testSample = R"(
+    GCONINJE
+    'SOMETHINGELSE' 'WAT' 'RATE' 20000 /
+    /
+    )";
     testSamples.push_back(testSample);
 
     std::string deckinput;