diff --git a/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.cpp b/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.cpp
index 618042b1b..88de6ba3a 100644
--- a/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.cpp
+++ b/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.cpp
@@ -194,12 +194,19 @@ namespace Opm
     //TODO: later, it should be extended to update group targets
     bool WellCollection::needUpdateWellTargets() const
     {
+        bool any_group_control_node = false;
+        bool any_should_update_node = false;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < leaf_nodes_.size(); ++i) {
-            if (leaf_nodes_[i]->shouldUpdateWellTargets() && !leaf_nodes_[i]->individualControl()) {
-                return true;
+            std::cout << " well " << leaf_nodes_[i]->name() << " under group control ? " << !leaf_nodes_[i]->individualControl() << " should update well target? " << leaf_nodes_[i]->shouldUpdateWellTargets() << std::endl;
+            if (leaf_nodes_[i]->shouldUpdateWellTargets()) {
+                any_should_update_node = true;
+            }
+            if (!leaf_nodes_[i]->individualControl()) {
+                any_group_control_node = true;
             }
         }
-        return false;
+        std::cout << " any_group_control_node " << any_group_control_node << " any_should_update_node " << any_should_update_node << std::endl;
+        return (any_group_control_node && any_should_update_node);
     }
 
 
@@ -215,4 +222,12 @@ namespace Opm
         return leaf_nodes_[i];
     }
 
+    bool WellCollection::justUpdateWellTargets() const {
+        return just_update_well_targets_;
+    }
+
+    void WellCollection::setJustUpdateWellTargets(const bool flag) {
+        just_update_well_targets_ = flag;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.hpp b/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.hpp
index ee51313a0..4822a7229 100644
--- a/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.hpp
+++ b/opm/core/wells/WellCollection.hpp
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ namespace Opm
         template <class WellState>
         void updateWellTargets(const WellState& well_state);
 
+        bool justUpdateWellTargets() const;
+
+        void setJustUpdateWellTargets(const bool flag);
+
     private:
         // To account for the possibility of a forest
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<WellsGroupInterface> > roots_;
@@ -131,6 +135,8 @@ namespace Opm
         // This will be used to traverse the bottom nodes.
         std::vector<WellNode*> leaf_nodes_;
 
+        bool just_update_well_targets_;
+
 
     };
 
diff --git a/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp b/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp
index 4e9ebaa59..5e759a953 100644
--- a/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp
+++ b/opm/core/wells/WellsGroup.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ namespace Opm
                                            const double target,
                                            const bool forced)
     {
+        if (prodSpec().control_mode_ == ProductionSpecification::NONE) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (forced || (prodSpec().control_mode_ == ProductionSpecification::FLD
                        || prodSpec().control_mode_ == ProductionSpecification::NONE)) {
             const double my_guide_rate =  productionGuideRate(false);
@@ -483,7 +486,7 @@ namespace Opm
                 // Apply for all children.
                 // Note, we do _not_ want to call the applyProdGroupControl in this object,
                 // as that would check if we're under group control, something we're not.
-                const double children_guide_rate = children_[i]->productionGuideRate(true);
+                const double children_guide_rate = children_[i]->productionGuideRate(false);
                 children_[i]->applyProdGroupControl(prod_mode,
                                                    (children_guide_rate / my_guide_rate) * getTarget(prod_mode),
                                                     false);
@@ -930,13 +933,13 @@ namespace Opm
                                          const bool forced)
     {
         // Not changing if we're not forced to change
-        if (!forced && (prodSpec().control_mode_ != ProductionSpecification::GRUP
+        /* if (!forced && (prodSpec().control_mode_ != ProductionSpecification::GRUP
                         && prodSpec().control_mode_ != ProductionSpecification::NONE)) {
             std::cout << "Returning" << std::endl;
             return;
-        }
+        } */
         if (wells_->type[self_index_] != PRODUCER) {
-            assert(target == 0.0);
+            // assert(target == 0.0);
             return;
         }
         // We're a producer, so we need to negate the input
@@ -988,6 +991,9 @@ namespace Opm
             OPM_THROW(std::runtime_error, "Group production control mode not handled: " << control_mode);
         }
 
+        std::cout << " well name " << name() << " group_control_index_ " << group_control_index_ << " ntarget " << ntarget
+             << std::endl;
+
         if (group_control_index_ < 0) {
             // The well only had its own controls, no group controls.
             append_well_controls(wct, ntarget, invalid_alq, invalid_vfp, distr, self_index_, wells_);
diff --git a/opm/core/wells/WellsManager_impl.hpp b/opm/core/wells/WellsManager_impl.hpp
index b6fd9e2c0..7bae00e82 100644
--- a/opm/core/wells/WellsManager_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/core/wells/WellsManager_impl.hpp
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ WellsManager::init(const Opm::EclipseState& eclipseState,
 
         well_collection_.addField(fieldGroup, timeStep, pu);
         addChildGroups(*fieldNode, schedule, timeStep, pu);
+        well_collection_.setJustUpdateWellTargets(false);
     }
 
     for (auto w = wells.begin(), e = wells.end(); w != e; ++w) {