diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
index 6e335e258..937bc0601 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellInterface_impl.hpp
@@ -1017,10 +1017,11 @@ namespace Opm
 
         WellState well_state_copy = well_state;
 
+        updateWellStateWithTarget(simulator, well_state_copy, deferred_logger);
+        calculateExplicitQuantities(simulator, well_state_copy, deferred_logger);
         updatePrimaryVariables(well_state_copy, deferred_logger);
         initPrimaryVariablesEvaluation();
 
-        // create a well
         WellTestState welltest_state_temp;
 
         bool testWell = true;