diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index 5d5be98a5..7bd13d70c 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -302,15 +302,18 @@ namespace Opm {
             WellPtr well = getWell(wellName);
 
             // convert injection rates to SI
-            WellInjector::TypeEnum wellType = WellInjector::TypeFromString( record->getItem("TYPE")->getTrimmedString(0));
+            WellInjector::TypeEnum injectorType = WellInjector::TypeFromString( record->getItem("TYPE")->getTrimmedString(0));
             double injectionRate = record->getItem("RATE")->getRawDouble(0);
-            injectionRate = convertInjectionRateToSI(injectionRate, wellType, *deck->getActiveUnitSystem());
+            injectionRate = convertInjectionRateToSI(injectionRate, injectorType, *deck->getActiveUnitSystem());
 
             WellCommon::StatusEnum status = WellCommon::StatusFromString( record->getItem("STATUS")->getTrimmedString(0));
 
             well->setStatus( currentStep , status );
             WellInjectionProperties properties(well->getInjectionPropertiesCopy(currentStep));
+            properties.injectorType = injectorType;
             properties.surfaceInjectionRate = injectionRate;
+            // History matches are usually rate controled. Here, we assume it.
+            properties.addInjectionControl(WellInjector::RATE);
             properties.predictionMode = false;
             well->setInjectionProperties(currentStep, properties);
         }