diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp
index 99c5c4426..bea26c092 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/WellState.hpp
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ namespace Opm
                     well.rates.set( rt::gas, wv[ wellrate_index + pu.phase_pos[BlackoilPhases::Vapour] ] );
                 }
 
-                const int num_perf_well = this->well_perf_data_[well_index].size();
+                const auto& pd = this->well_perf_data_[well_index];
+                const int num_perf_well = pd.size();
                 well.connections.resize(num_perf_well);
 
                 for( int i = 0; i < num_perf_well; ++i ) {
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ namespace Opm
                     connection.index = globalCellIdxMap[active_index];
                     connection.pressure = this->perfPress()[ itr.second[1] + i ];
                     connection.reservoir_rate = this->perfRates()[ itr.second[1] + i ];
+                    connection.trans_factor = pd[i].connection_transmissibility_factor;
                 }
                 assert(num_perf_well == int(well.connections.size()));
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 840a36b02..71469449d 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ Opm::data::Connection getConnection()
     con1.cell_saturation_water = 5.0;
     con1.cell_saturation_gas = 6.0;
     con1.effective_Kh = 7.0;
+    con1.trans_factor = 8.0;
+
     return con1;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ecl_output.cc b/tests/test_ecl_output.cc
index c1363c2ba..72e66e0dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_ecl_output.cc
+++ b/tests/test_ecl_output.cc
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ void test_readWriteWells()
      *  the connection keys (active indices) and well names correspond to the
      *  input deck. All other entries in the well structures are arbitrary.
      */
-    w1.connections.push_back( { 88, rc1, 30.45, 123.45, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 } );
-    w1.connections.push_back( { 288, rc2, 33.19, 67.89, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 } );
+    w1.connections.push_back( { 88, rc1, 30.45, 123.45, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 123.456 } );
+    w1.connections.push_back( { 288, rc2, 33.19, 67.89, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 123.456 } );
 
     w2.rates = r2;
     w2.bhp = 2.34;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void test_readWriteWells()
     w2.control = 1;
     //w1.injectionControl = 2;
     //w1.productionControl = 2;
-    w2.connections.push_back( { 188, rc3, 36.22, 19.28, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 } );
+    w2.connections.push_back( { 188, rc3, 36.22, 19.28, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 123.456 } );
 
     Opm::data::Wells wellRates;