diff --git a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
index 23ef1dd50..3176ce26b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/timestepping/AdaptiveTimeStepping_impl.hpp
@@ -291,7 +291,12 @@ namespace Opm {
             {
                 // increase restart counter
                 if( restarts >= solver_restart_max_ ) {
-                    OPM_THROW(Opm::NumericalProblem,"Solver failed to converge after " << restarts << " restarts.");
+                    const auto msg = std::string("Solver failed to converge after ")
+                        + std::to_string(restarts) + " restarts.";
+                    if (solver_verbose_) {
+                        OpmLog::error(msg);
+                    }
+                    OPM_THROW_NOLOG(Opm::NumericalProblem, msg);
                 }
 
                 const double newTimeStep = restart_factor_ * dt;