diff --git a/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.cpp b/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.cpp
index 4d4409c13..0b89b894e 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.cpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ namespace Opm
         linear_solver_reduction_( param.getDefault("linear_solver_reduction", 1e-2 ) ),
         linear_solver_maxiter_( param.getDefault("linear_solver_maxiter", 50 ) ),
         linear_solver_restart_( param.getDefault("linear_solver_restart", 40 ) ),
-        linear_solver_verbosity_( param.getDefault("linear_solver_verbosity", 0 ))
+        linear_solver_verbosity_( param.getDefault("linear_solver_verbosity", 0 )),
+	ignoreConvergenceFailure_(param.getDefault("linear_solver_ignoreconvergencefailure", ignoreConvergenceFailure_))
     {
     }
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ namespace Opm
         iterations_ = result.iterations;
 
         // Check for failure of linear solver.
-        if (!result.converged) {
+        if (!result.converged && !ignoreConvergenceFailure_) {
             OPM_THROW(LinearSolverProblem, "Convergence failure for linear solver.");
         }
 
diff --git a/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.hpp b/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.hpp
index 2b2d6bde5..b6b069ed0 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/NewtonIterationBlackoilCPR.hpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace Opm
         const int    linear_solver_maxiter_;
         const int    linear_solver_restart_;
         const int    linear_solver_verbosity_;
+        const bool   ignoreConvergenceFailure_;
     };
 
 } // namespace Opm