diff --git a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
index 69034e06a..f6125fc94 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ namespace Opm {
             }
             catch (const Opm::LinearSolverProblem& e) {
                 substepReport += solver.failureReport();
+                cause_of_failure = "Linear Solver convergence failure";
 
                 detail::logException(e, solver_verbose_);
                 // since linearIterations is < 0 this will restart the solver