diff --git a/opm/core/simulator/SimulatorCompressibleTwophase.cpp b/opm/core/simulator/SimulatorCompressibleTwophase.cpp
index 6fb475e9..e921db87 100644
--- a/opm/core/simulator/SimulatorCompressibleTwophase.cpp
+++ b/opm/core/simulator/SimulatorCompressibleTwophase.cpp
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ namespace Opm
                 // Optionally, check if well controls are satisfied.
                 if (check_well_controls_) {
                     Opm::computePhaseFlowRatesPerWell(*wells_,
-                                                      fractional_flows,
                                                       well_state.perfRates(),
+                                                      fractional_flows,
                                                       well_resflows_phase);
                     std::cout << "Checking well conditions." << std::endl;
                     // For testing we set surface := reservoir
diff --git a/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp b/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp
index afa17f12..c340c1ae 100644
--- a/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp
+++ b/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ namespace Opm
             return;
         }
         // We're a producer, so we need to negate the input
-        double ntarget = target;
+        double ntarget = -target;
         
         double distr[3] = { 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 };
         const int* phase_pos = phaseUsage().phase_pos;