diff --git a/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp b/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
index c5b30f94..c30380fa 100644
--- a/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/core/simulator/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace Opm {
                 if( timestep_verbose_ )
                 {
                     std::ostringstream ss;
-                    if (solver.wellIterations() != std::numeric_limits<int>::min()) {
+                    if (solver.wellIterations() != 0) {
                         ss << "well iterations = " << solver.wellIterations() << ", ";
                     }
 		    ss << "non-linear iterations = " << solver.nonlinearIterations()