diff --git a/opm/autodiff/FlowMain.hpp b/opm/autodiff/FlowMain.hpp
index 88d3c280f..3b9fcf5f6 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/FlowMain.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/FlowMain.hpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ namespace Opm
             if (param_.has("nosim")) {
                 const bool nosim = param_.get<bool>("nosim");
                 IOConfigPtr ioConfig = eclipse_state_->getIOConfig();
-                ioConfig->overrideNOSIM( true );
+                ioConfig->overrideNOSIM( nosim );
             }
         }