diff --git a/opm/autodiff/StandardWells_impl.hpp b/opm/autodiff/StandardWells_impl.hpp
index 5f0a3ac25..b6afe8281 100644
--- a/opm/autodiff/StandardWells_impl.hpp
+++ b/opm/autodiff/StandardWells_impl.hpp
@@ -1283,7 +1283,9 @@ namespace Opm
            // the potential limits should not be difficult to add
            const WellEcon::QuantityLimitEnum& quantity_limit = econ_production_limits.quantityLimit();
            if (quantity_limit == WellEcon::POTN) {
-               OPM_THROW(std::logic_error, "Only RATE limit is supported for the moment");
+               const std::string msg = std::string("POTN limit for well ") + well_name + std::string(" is not supported for the moment. \n")
+                                     + std::string("All the limits will be evaluated based on RATE. ");
+               OpmLog::warning(msg);
            }
 
            const WellMapType& well_map = well_state.wellMap();
@@ -1297,13 +1299,13 @@ namespace Opm
 
            if (rate_limit_violated) {
                if (econ_production_limits.endRun()) {
-                   const std::string warning_message = std::string("WARNING: ending run after well closed due to economic limits is not supported yet \n")
+                   const std::string warning_message = std::string("ending run after well closed due to economic limits is not supported yet \n")
                                                      + std::string("the program will keep running after ") + well_name + std::string(" is closed");
                    OpmLog::warning(warning_message);
                }
 
                if (econ_production_limits.validFollowonWell()) {
-                   OpmLog::warning("WARNING: opening following on well after well closed is not supported yet");
+                   OpmLog::warning("opening following on well after well closed is not supported yet");
                }
 
                if (well_ecl->getAutomaticShutIn()) {
@@ -1395,7 +1397,7 @@ namespace Opm
         }
 
         if (econ_production_limits.onMinReservoirFluidRate()) {
-            OpmLog::warning("WARNING: Minimum reservoir fluid production rate limit is not supported yet");
+            OpmLog::warning("Minimum reservoir fluid production rate limit is not supported yet");
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -1444,15 +1446,15 @@ namespace Opm
         }
 
         if (econ_production_limits.onMaxGasOilRatio()) {
-            OpmLog::warning("WARNING: the support for max Gas-Oil ratio is not implemented yet!");
+            OpmLog::warning("the support for max Gas-Oil ratio is not implemented yet!");
         }
 
         if (econ_production_limits.onMaxWaterGasRatio()) {
-            OpmLog::warning("WARNING: the support for max Water-Gas ratio is not implemented yet!");
+            OpmLog::warning("the support for max Water-Gas ratio is not implemented yet!");
         }
 
         if (econ_production_limits.onMaxGasLiquidRatio()) {
-            OpmLog::warning("WARNING: the support for max Gas-Liquid ratio is not implemented yet!");
+            OpmLog::warning("the support for max Gas-Liquid ratio is not implemented yet!");
         }
 
         if (any_limit_violated) {