diff --git a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
index c3908f4c3..3b26d5bba 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/wells/BlackoilWellModel_impl.hpp
@@ -1492,6 +1492,8 @@ namespace Opm {
             auto& events = this->wellState().well(well->indexOfWell()).events;
             if (events.hasEvent(WellState::event_mask)) {
                 well->updateWellStateWithTarget(ebosSimulator_, this->groupState(), this->wellState(), deferred_logger);
+                well->updatePrimaryVariables(this->wellState(), deferred_logger);
+                well->initPrimaryVariablesEvaluation();
                 // There is no new well control change input within a report step,
                 // so next time step, the well does not consider to have effective events anymore.
                 events.clearEvent(WellState::event_mask);