diff --git a/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp b/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp
index 5276fe46e..efca6a432 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp
@@ -1177,6 +1177,24 @@ namespace Opm {
             return values;
         }
 
+        void updateSimCache() const
+        {
+            const auto& simulator = ebosSimulator();
+            // Force update of the cache for all elements
+            const auto& gridView = simulator.gridView();
+            auto elemIt = gridView.template begin</*codim=*/ 0>();
+            const auto& elemEndIt = gridView.template end</*codim=*/ 0>();
+            ElementContext elemCtx(simulator);
+            for (; elemIt != elemEndIt; ++elemIt) {
+
+                const auto& elem = *elemIt;
+                if (elem.partitionType() != Dune::InteriorEntity)
+                    continue;
+
+                elemCtx.updateAll(elem);
+            }
+        }
+
         SimulationDataContainer getSimulatorData () const
         {
             typedef std::vector<double> VectorType;
@@ -1263,8 +1281,16 @@ namespace Opm {
             std::vector<int> failed_cells_pb;
             std::vector<int> failed_cells_pd;
 
+            if ( ebosModel.cachedIntensiveQuantities(/*cellIdx=*/0, /*timeIdx=*/0) == nullptr ) {
+                updateSimCache();
+            }
+
             for (int cellIdx = 0; cellIdx < numCells; ++cellIdx) {
-                const auto& intQuants = *ebosModel.cachedIntensiveQuantities(cellIdx, /*timeIdx=*/0);
+                const auto* intQuantsPtr = ebosModel.cachedIntensiveQuantities(cellIdx, /*timeIdx=*/0);
+                assert(intQuantsPtr != nullptr);
+                const auto& intQuants = *intQuantsPtr;
+
+
                 const auto& fs = intQuants.fluidState();
 
                 const int satIdx = cellIdx * num_phases;
diff --git a/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilEbos.hpp b/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilEbos.hpp
index 9b66c6acd..9bf9cb4b5 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilEbos.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilEbos.hpp
@@ -235,18 +235,6 @@ public:
             // give the polymer and surfactant simulators the chance to do their stuff
             handleAdditionalWellInflow(timer, wells_manager, well_state, wells);
 
-            // write the inital state at the report stage
-            if (timer.initialStep()) {
-                Dune::Timer perfTimer;
-                perfTimer.start();
-
-                // No per cell data is written for initial step, but will be
-                // for subsequent steps, when we have started simulating
-                output_writer_.writeTimeStepWithoutCellProperties( timer, state, well_state );
-
-                report.output_write_time += perfTimer.stop();
-            }
-
             // Compute reservoir volumes for RESV controls.
             computeRESV(timer.currentStepNum(), wells, state, well_state);
 
@@ -257,6 +245,18 @@ public:
 
             auto solver = createSolver(well_model);
 
+            // write the inital state at the report stage
+            if (timer.initialStep()) {
+                Dune::Timer perfTimer;
+                perfTimer.start();
+
+                // No per cell data is written for initial step, but will be
+                // for subsequent steps, when we have started simulating
+                output_writer_.writeTimeStep( timer, state, well_state, solver->model() );
+
+                report.output_write_time += perfTimer.stop();
+            }
+
             // Compute orignal fluid in place if this has not been done yet
             if (originalFluidInPlace.empty()) {
                 solver->model().convertInput(/*iterationIdx=*/0, state, ebosSimulator_ );
diff --git a/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilOutput.hpp b/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilOutput.hpp
index bcc099083..093b56567 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilOutput.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoilOutput.hpp
@@ -532,6 +532,8 @@ namespace Opm
 
         /**
          * Returns the data requested in the restartConfig
+         * NOTE: Since this function steals data from the SimulationDataContainer (std::move),
+         * the variable sd becomes "invalid" after calling this function.
          */
         template<class Model>
         void getRestartData(data::Solution& output,