diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
index 571cd4f3b..7be24dd7f 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/MultisegmentWell_impl.hpp
@@ -2267,6 +2267,8 @@ namespace Opm
         double control_tolerance = 0.;
         switch(well_controls_get_current_type(well_controls_) ) {
             case BHP:
+                control_tolerance = param_.tolerance_wells_;
+                break;
             case THP:
                 control_tolerance = param_.tolerance_pressure_ms_wells_;
                 break;