diff --git a/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh b/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh
index d02d46d44..dbd16e223 100644
--- a/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ NEW_PROP_TAG(EclDeckFileName);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(OutputDir);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableOpmRstFile);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EclStrictParsing);
+NEW_PROP_TAG(SchedRestart);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EclOutputInterval);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(IgnoreKeywords);
 NEW_PROP_TAG(EnableExperiments);
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ SET_STRING_PROP(EclBaseVanguard, EclDeckFileName, "");
 SET_INT_PROP(EclBaseVanguard, EclOutputInterval, -1); // use the deck-provided value
 SET_BOOL_PROP(EclBaseVanguard, EnableOpmRstFile, false);
 SET_BOOL_PROP(EclBaseVanguard, EclStrictParsing, false);
+SET_BOOL_PROP(EclBaseVanguard, SchedRestart, true);
 SET_INT_PROP(EclBaseVanguard, EdgeWeightsMethod, 1);
 
 END_PROPERTIES
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ public:
                              "List of Eclipse keywords which should be ignored. As a ':' separated string.");
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, bool, EclStrictParsing,
                              "Use strict mode for parsing - all errors are collected before the applicaton exists.");
+        EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, bool, SchedRestart,
+                             "When restarting: should we try to initialize wells and groups from historical SCHEDULE section.");
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, int, EdgeWeightsMethod,
                              "Choose edge-weighing strategy: 0=uniform, 1=trans, 2=log(trans).");
     }
diff --git a/flow/flow.cpp b/flow/flow.cpp
index 43c6a9fd7..2685f3fd5 100644
--- a/flow/flow.cpp
+++ b/flow/flow.cpp
@@ -370,9 +370,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                   restart file is not possible, but work is underways and it is
                   included here as a switch.
                 */
-                const bool init_from_restart_file = false;
+                const bool init_from_restart_file = !EWOMS_GET_PARAM(PreTypeTag, bool, SchedRestart);
                 const auto& init_config = eclipseState->getInitConfig();
                 if (init_config.restartRequested() && init_from_restart_file) {
+                    throw std::logic_error("Sorry - the ability to initialize wells and groups from the restart file is currently not ready");
+
                     int report_step = init_config.getRestartStep();
                     const auto& rst_filename = eclipseState->getIOConfig().getRestartFileName( init_config.getRestartRootName(), report_step, false );
                     Opm::EclIO::ERst rst_file(rst_filename);