diff --git a/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel.hpp b/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel.hpp
index 494d06e1a..1aceb62eb 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 #include <opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferCarterTracy.hpp>
 #include <opm/simulators/aquifers/AquiferFetkovich.hpp>
 
+#include <opm/grid/CpGrid.hpp>
+#include <opm/grid/polyhedralgrid.hh>
+#if HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
+#include <dune/alugrid/grid.hh>
+#endif
+
 #include <opm/material/densead/Math.hpp>
 
 #include <vector>
@@ -49,6 +55,14 @@ class BlackoilAquiferModel
     using Simulator = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Simulator>;
     using RateVector = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::RateVector>;
 
+    constexpr bool supportsFaceTag(const Dune::CpGrid&){ return true;}
+    constexpr bool supportsFaceTag(const Dune::PolyhedralGrid<3, 3>&){ return true;}
+#if HAVE_DUNE_ALUGRID
+    constexpr bool supportsFaceTag(const Dune::ALUGrid<3, 3, Dune::cube, Dune::nonconforming>&){ return true;}
+#endif
+    template<class G>
+    constexpr bool supportsFaceTag(const G&){ return false;}
+
 public:
     explicit BlackoilAquiferModel(Simulator& simulator);
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel_impl.hpp
index 0a811ef62..e771b6c3b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/aquifers/BlackoilAquiferModel_impl.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ template <typename TypeTag>
 BlackoilAquiferModel<TypeTag>::BlackoilAquiferModel(Simulator& simulator)
     : simulator_(simulator)
 {
+    // Grid needs to support Facetag
+    assert(supportsFaceTag(simulator.vanguard().grid()));
+
     init();
 }