diff --git a/applications/ebos/eclpeacemanwell.hh b/applications/ebos/eclpeacemanwell.hh
index 964738ca5..00bd0758f 100644
--- a/applications/ebos/eclpeacemanwell.hh
+++ b/applications/ebos/eclpeacemanwell.hh
@@ -125,17 +125,15 @@ class EclPeacemanWell : public BaseAuxiliaryModule<TypeTag>
         DofVariables() = default;
         DofVariables(const DofVariables&) = default;
 
-        // retrieve the solution dependent quantities from the IntensiveQuantities of the
-        // model
+        // retrieve the solution dependent quantities that are only updated at the
+        // beginning of a time step from the IntensiveQuantities of the model
         void updateBeginTimestep(const IntensiveQuantities& intQuants)
-        { }
+        {}
 
         // retrieve the solution dependent quantities from the IntensiveQuantities of the
         // model
         void update(const IntensiveQuantities& intQuants)
         {
-            permeability = intQuants.intrinsicPermeability();
-
             const auto& fs = intQuants.fluidState();
             for (int phaseIdx = 0; phaseIdx < numPhases; ++phaseIdx) {
                 pressure[phaseIdx] = fs.pressure(phaseIdx);
@@ -598,7 +596,7 @@ public:
         // default skin factor: 0
         dofVars.skinFactor = 0;
 
-        // the permeability tensor of the DOF
+        // the intrinsic permeability tensor of the DOF
         const auto& K = context.problem().intrinsicPermeability(context, dofIdx, /*timeIdx=*/0);
         dofVars.permeability = K;
 
diff --git a/applications/ebos/eclproblem.hh b/applications/ebos/eclproblem.hh
index bf623c0a0..36ab13608 100644
--- a/applications/ebos/eclproblem.hh
+++ b/applications/ebos/eclproblem.hh
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public:
     void deserialize(Restarter &res)
     {
         // reload the current episode/report step from the deck
-        beginEpisode();
+        beginEpisode(/*isOnRestart=*/true);
 
         // deserialize the wells
         wellManager_.deserialize(res);
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public:
     /*!
      * \brief Called by the simulator before an episode begins.
      */
-    void beginEpisode()
+    void beginEpisode(bool isOnRestart = false)
     {
         // Proceed to the next report step
         Simulator &simulator = this->simulator();
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         // set up the wells
-        wellManager_.beginEpisode(this->simulator().gridManager().eclState());
+        wellManager_.beginEpisode(this->simulator().gridManager().eclState(), isOnRestart);
     }
 
     /*!