diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
index 963f196a5d..00bd9c9b8b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
@@ -425,7 +425,9 @@ public:
                                         wmatcher,
                                         this->wellModel_().wellOpenTimes(),
                                         this->wellModel_().wellCloseTimes(),
-                                        [timeStep, &wg_events = schedule[reportStep].wellgroup_events()](const std::string& name)
+                                        [timeStep,
+                                         &wg_events = this->wellModel_().reportStepStartEvents()]
+                                        (const std::string& name)
                                         {
                                             if (timeStep != 0) {
                                                 return false;
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
index 10eadc94be..761266d2e0 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ public:
 
     const std::map<std::string, double>& wellOpenTimes() const { return well_open_times_; }
     const std::map<std::string, double>& wellCloseTimes() const { return well_close_times_; }
+    const WellGroupEvents& reportStepStartEvents() const { return report_step_start_events_; }
 
     std::vector<int> getCellsForConnections(const Well& well) const;
 
@@ -523,6 +524,7 @@ protected:
     WGState<Scalar> active_wgstate_;
     WGState<Scalar> last_valid_wgstate_;
     WGState<Scalar> nupcol_wgstate_;
+    WellGroupEvents report_step_start_events_; //!< Well group events at start of report step
 
     bool wellStructureChangedDynamically_{false};
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
index 7581950a04..9ecfa9d3fe 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         DeferredLogger local_deferredLogger{};
 
         this->report_step_starts_ = true;
-
+        this->report_step_start_events_ = this->schedule()[timeStepIdx].wellgroup_events();
 
         this->rateConverter_ = std::make_unique<RateConverterType>
             (this->phase_usage_, std::vector<int>(this->local_num_cells_, 0));
@@ -790,12 +790,13 @@ namespace Opm {
         if (nw > 0) {
             well_container_.reserve(nw);
 
-            const auto& wg_events = this->schedule()[report_step].wellgroup_events();
+            const auto& wmatcher = this->schedule().wellMatcher(report_step);
+            const auto& wcycle = this->schedule()[report_step].wcycle.get();
 
             // First loop and check for status changes. This is necessary
             // as wcycle needs the updated open/close times.
             std::for_each(this->wells_ecl_.begin(), this->wells_ecl_.end(),
-                          [this, &wg_events](const auto& well_ecl)
+                          [this, &wg_events = this->report_step_start_events_](const auto& well_ecl)
                           {
                               if (!well_ecl.hasConnections()) {
                                   // No connections in this well.  Nothing to do.
@@ -820,9 +821,6 @@ namespace Opm {
                               }
                           });
 
-            const auto& wmatcher = this->schedule().wellMatcher(report_step);
-            const auto& wcycle = this->schedule()[report_step].wcycle.get();
-
             // Grab wcycle states. This needs to run before the schedule gets processed
             const auto cycle_states = wcycle.wellStatus(this->simulator_.time(),
                                                          wmatcher,
@@ -947,10 +945,11 @@ namespace Opm {
             }
 
             if (!wcycle.empty()) {
-                auto schedule_open = [&wg_events](const std::string& name)
-                {
-                    return wg_events.hasEvent(name, ScheduleEvents::REQUEST_OPEN_WELL);
-                };
+                const auto schedule_open =
+                    [&wg_events = this->report_step_start_events_](const std::string& name)
+                    {
+                        return wg_events.hasEvent(name, ScheduleEvents::REQUEST_OPEN_WELL);
+                    };
                 for (const auto& [wname, wscale] : wcycle.efficiencyScale(this->simulator_.time(),
                                                                           this->simulator_.timeStepSize(),
                                                                           wmatcher,