diff --git a/tests/test_wellsmanager.cpp b/tests/test_wellsmanager.cpp
index ff1d21001..9b0a87189 100644
--- a/tests/test_wellsmanager.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_wellsmanager.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,23 @@ void check_controls_epoch1( struct WellControls ** ctrls) {
     }
 }
 
+
+void check_controls_epoch3( struct WellControls ** ctrls) {
+    // The new producer
+    const struct WellControls * ctrls1 = ctrls[1];
+    const struct WellControls * ctrls2 = ctrls[2];
+
+    
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0 , well_controls_get_num(ctrls1));   
+    BOOST_CHECK( well_controls_well_is_shut( ctrls1)); 
+    
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0 , well_controls_get_num(ctrls2));   
+    BOOST_CHECK( well_controls_well_is_shut(ctrls2)); 
+}
+
+
+
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(New_Constructor_Works) {
 
     const std::string filename = "wells_manager_data.data";
@@ -192,6 +209,20 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(New_Constructor_Works) {
         wells_static_check( wellsManager.c_wells() );
         check_controls_epoch1( wellsManager.c_wells()->ctrls );
     }
+    
+
+    {
+        Opm::WellsManager wellsManager(eclipseState, 3, *gridManager.c_grid(), NULL);
+        const Wells* wells = wellsManager.c_wells();
+
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(3 , wells->number_of_wells);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( wells->name[0] , "INJ1");
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( wells->name[1] , "PROD1");
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( wells->name[2] , "NEW");
+
+        check_controls_epoch3( wellsManager.c_wells()->ctrls );
+    }
+    
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/wells_manager_data.data b/tests/wells_manager_data.data
index 3eb03594f..320d6e997 100755
--- a/tests/wells_manager_data.data
+++ b/tests/wells_manager_data.data
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ WCONINJE
 /
 
 
-DATES
+DATES   -- Step1
  1 'FEB' 2000 /
 /
 
@@ -56,15 +56,50 @@ WCONINJE
 /
 
 
-DATES
+DATES  -- Step2
  1 'MAR' 2000 /
 /
 
 
 WCONPROD 
-  'PROD1'  'SHUT' 15* /
+  'PROD1'  'SHUT' /
 /
 
 
+DATES  -- Step3
+ 1 'APR' 2000 /
+/
+
+WELSPECS
+   'NEW'  'G'   2   2  1*       'OIL'  2*      'STOP'  4* /
+/
+
+COMPDAT
+    'NEW'   2  2 2  2 'OPEN' 1   10.6092   0.5  /
+/
+
+
+WCONHIST
+   'NEW'      'OPEN'      'ORAT'      0.000      0.000      0.000  5* /
+/
+
+
+
+WCONPROD 
+  'NEW'  'SHUT' /
+/
+
+
+
+
+
+WCONPROD 
+  'PROD1'  'SHUT' /
+/
+
+
+
+
+
 END