diff --git a/compareECLFiles.cmake b/compareECLFiles.cmake
index a17bb53a4..39f9798b6 100644
--- a/compareECLFiles.cmake
+++ b/compareECLFiles.cmake
@@ -181,6 +181,13 @@ add_test_compareECLFiles(CASENAME spe1
                          ABS_TOL ${abs_tol}
                          REL_TOL ${rel_tol})
 
+add_test_compareECLFiles(CASENAME spe1_nowells
+                         FILENAME SPE1CASE2_NOWELLS
+                         SIMULATOR flow
+                         ABS_TOL ${abs_tol}
+                         REL_TOL ${rel_tol}
+                         DIR spe1)
+
 foreach(SIM flow flow_legacy)
   add_test_compareECLFiles(CASENAME spe3
                            FILENAME SPE3CASE1
diff --git a/tests/update_reference_data.sh b/tests/update_reference_data.sh
index 8a2487eb9..b9544ef55 100755
--- a/tests/update_reference_data.sh
+++ b/tests/update_reference_data.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ copyToReferenceDir () {
 }
 
 tests=${@:2}
-test -z "$tests" && tests="spe11 spe12 spe12p spe1oilgas spe3 spe5 spe9 norne_init msw_2d_h msw_3d_hfa polymer2d spe9group"
+test -z "$tests" && tests="spe11 spe12 spe12p spe1oilgas spe1nowells spe3 spe5 spe9 norne_init msw_2d_h msw_3d_hfa polymer2d spe9group"
 if grep -q -i "norne " <<< $ghprbCommentBody
 then
   if test -d $WORKSPACE/deps/opm-data/norne/flow
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ for test_name in ${tests}; do
       EGRID INIT SMSPEC UNRST UNSMRY
   fi
 
+  if grep -q "spe1nowells" <<< $test_name
+  then
+    copyToReferenceDir \
+      $configuration/build-opm-simulators/tests/results/flow+spe1_nowells/ \
+      $OPM_DATA_ROOT/spe1/opm-simulation-reference/flow \
+      SPE1CASE2_NOWELLS \
+      EGRID INIT SMSPEC UNRST UNSMRY
+  fi
+
   if grep -q "msw_2d_h" <<< $test_name
   then
     copyToReferenceDir \