diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
index d6b802aaf..9ac30bb5a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.cpp
@@ -2377,14 +2377,28 @@ runWellPIScaling(const int timeStepIdx,
 
 bool
 BlackoilWellModelGeneric::
-guideRateUpdateIsNeeded() const {
-    const auto need_update =
+guideRateUpdateIsNeeded(const int reportStepIdx) const {
+    auto need_update =
     std::any_of(this->well_container_generic_.begin(),
                 this->well_container_generic_.end(),
     [](const WellInterfaceGeneric* well)
     {
         return well->changedToOpenThisStep();
     });
+    if (!need_update && this->report_step_starts_) {
+        const auto& events = this->schedule()[reportStepIdx].wellgroup_events();
+        const auto effective_events_mask = ScheduleEvents::WELL_STATUS_CHANGE
+            + ScheduleEvents::INJECTION_TYPE_CHANGED
+            + ScheduleEvents::WELL_SWITCHED_INJECTOR_PRODUCER
+            + ScheduleEvents::NEW_WELL;
+
+        need_update = std::any_of(this->well_container_generic_.begin(),
+                              this->well_container_generic_.end(),
+            [&events, effective_events_mask](const WellInterfaceGeneric* well)
+        {
+            return events.hasEvent(well->name(), effective_events_mask);
+        });
+    }
     return this->comm_.max(static_cast<int>(need_update));
 }
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
index a5a812317..f4ec6cdf6 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModelGeneric.hpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ protected:
                               const SummaryConfig& summaryConfig,
                               DeferredLogger& deferred_logger);
 
-    bool guideRateUpdateIsNeeded() const;
+    bool guideRateUpdateIsNeeded(const int reportStepIdx) const;
 
     // create the well container
     virtual void createWellContainer(const int time_step) = 0;
diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
index 7f161c159..c6e41980b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
@@ -842,8 +842,8 @@ namespace Opm {
                                        terminal_output_, grid().comm());
 
         //update guide rates
-        if (guideRateUpdateIsNeeded()) {
-            const int reportStepIdx = ebosSimulator_.episodeIndex();
+        const int reportStepIdx = ebosSimulator_.episodeIndex();
+        if (guideRateUpdateIsNeeded(reportStepIdx)) {
             const double simulationTime = ebosSimulator_.time();
             const auto& comm = ebosSimulator_.vanguard().grid().comm();
             const auto& summaryState = ebosSimulator_.vanguard().summaryState();