diff --git a/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp b/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp
index 8ef241357..f407cfce9 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/BlackoilModelEbos.hpp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ namespace Opm {
             } else {
                 // set the initial solution.
                 ebosSimulator_.model().solution( 1 /* timeIdx */ ) = ebosSimulator_.model().solution( 0 /* timeIdx */ );
+                ebosSimulator_.model().shiftIntensiveQuantityCache(/*numSlots=*/1);
             }
 
             // set the timestep size and index in ebos explicitly