diff --git a/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.cc b/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.cc
index bdd8403ea..f7d5b6d35 100644
--- a/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.cc
+++ b/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.cc
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ name(int tracerIdx) const
 
 template<class Grid,class GridView, class DofMapper, class Stencil, class Scalar>
 void EclGenericTracerModel<Grid,GridView,DofMapper,Stencil,Scalar>::
-doInit(bool enabled, size_t numGridDof,
+doInit(bool enabled, bool rst, size_t numGridDof,
        size_t gasPhaseIdx, size_t oilPhaseIdx, size_t waterPhaseIdx)
 {
     const auto& tracers = eclState_.tracer();
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ doInit(bool enabled, size_t numGridDof,
         tracerConcentration_[tracerIdx].resize(numGridDof);
         storageOfTimeIndex1_[tracerIdx].resize(numGridDof);
 
+        if (rst)
+            continue;
+
 
         //TBLK keyword
         if (tracer.free_concentration.has_value()){
diff --git a/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.hh b/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.hh
index 80cb2f02d..90efc840e 100644
--- a/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclgenerictracermodel.hh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ protected:
      * \brief Initialize all internal data structures needed by the tracer module
      */
     void doInit(bool enabled,
+                bool rst,
                 size_t numGridDof,
                 size_t gasPhaseIdx,
                 size_t oilPhaseIdx,
diff --git a/ebos/eclproblem.hh b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
index a565fc47b..05e464def 100644
--- a/ebos/eclproblem.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclproblem.hh
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ public:
         transmissibilities_.finishInit();
 
         const auto& initconfig = eclState.getInitConfig();
+        tracerModel_.init(initconfig.restartRequested());
         if (initconfig.restartRequested())
             readEclRestartSolution_();
         else
@@ -889,8 +890,6 @@ public:
             this->maxPolymerAdsorption_.resize(numElements, 0.0);
         }
 
-        tracerModel_.init();
-
         readBoundaryConditions_();
 
         if (enableDriftCompensation_) {
@@ -2478,11 +2477,6 @@ private:
             for (size_t pvtRegionIdx = 0; pvtRegionIdx < this->maxDRv_.size(); ++pvtRegionIdx)
                 this->maxDRv_[pvtRegionIdx] = oilVaporizationControl.getMaxDRVDT(pvtRegionIdx)*simulator.timeStepSize();
 
-        if (tracerModel().numTracers() > 0 && this->gridView().comm().rank() == 0)
-            std::cout << "Warning: Restart is not implemented for the tracer model, it will initialize itself "
-                      << "with the initial tracer concentration.\n"
-                      << std::flush;
-
         // assign the restart solution to the current solution. note that we still need
         // to compute real initial solution after this because the initial fluid states
         // need to be correct for stuff like boundary conditions.
diff --git a/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh b/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh
index 4fce8eb1e..0718060b1 100644
--- a/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh
+++ b/ebos/ecltracermodel.hh
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ public:
     /*!
      * \brief Initialize all internal data structures needed by the tracer module
      */
-    void init()
+    void init(bool rst)
     {
         bool enabled = EWOMS_GET_PARAM(TypeTag, bool, EnableTracerModel);
-        this->doInit(enabled, simulator_.model().numGridDof(),
+        this->doInit(enabled, rst, simulator_.model().numGridDof(),
                      gasPhaseIdx, oilPhaseIdx, waterPhaseIdx);
 
         prepareTracerBatches();