diff --git a/ebos/eclproblem.hh b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
index 4aea50fdc..cd0a451e5 100644
--- a/ebos/eclproblem.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
@@ -2447,11 +2447,11 @@ private:
                                    timeMap.getTimeStepLength(episodeIdx));
         simulator.setEpisodeIndex(episodeIdx);
 
+        eclWriter_->beginRestart();
+
         Scalar dt = std::min(eclWriter_->restartTimeStepSize(), simulator.episodeLength());
         simulator.setTimeStepSize(dt);
 
-        eclWriter_->beginRestart();
-
         size_t numElems = this->model().numGridDof();
         initialFluidStates_.resize(numElems);
         if (enableSolvent)