diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/ISTLSolverEbos.hpp b/opm/simulators/linalg/ISTLSolverEbos.hpp
index 53dcd8957..f384fdea9 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/ISTLSolverEbos.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/ISTLSolverEbos.hpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ namespace Opm
             bool use_fpga = bdaBridge->getUseFpga();
             if (use_gpu || use_fpga) {
                 const std::string accelerator_mode = EWOMS_GET_PARAM(TypeTag, std::string, AcceleratorMode);
-                WellContributions wellContribs(accelerator_mode);
+                WellContributions wellContribs(accelerator_mode, useWellConn_);
                 bdaBridge->initWellContributions(wellContribs);
 
                 if (!useWellConn_) {
diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.cpp b/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.cpp
index 3ab48e59f..d19f318d4 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 namespace Opm
 {
 
-WellContributions::WellContributions(std::string accelerator_mode){
+WellContributions::WellContributions(std::string accelerator_mode, bool useWellConn){
     if(accelerator_mode.compare("cusparse") == 0){
         cuda_gpu = true;
     }
diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.hpp b/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.hpp
index 87ed49a72..90afb3683 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/bda/WellContributions.hpp
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ public:
     void alloc();
 
     /// Create a new WellContributions
-    WellContributions(std::string accelerator_mode);
+    /// \param[in] accelerator_mode    string indicating which solverBackend is used
+    /// \param[in] useWellConn         true iff wellcontributions are added to the matrix
+    WellContributions(std::string accelerator_mode, bool useWellConn);
 
     /// Destroy a WellContributions, and free memory
     ~WellContributions();