diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/GenericCpGridVanguard.cpp b/opm/simulators/flow/GenericCpGridVanguard.cpp
index 36d9a2dd9..6b2145512 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/GenericCpGridVanguard.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/GenericCpGridVanguard.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ doLoadBalance_(const Dune::EdgeWeightMethod             edgeWeightsMethod,
                FlowGenericVanguard::ParallelWellStruct& parallelWells,
                const int                                numJacobiBlocks)
 {
-    if (partitionMethod == Dune::PartitionMethod::zoltan && !this->zoltanParams().empty())
+    if ((partitionMethod == Dune::PartitionMethod::zoltan
+         || partitionMethod == Dune::PartitionMethod::zoltanGoG) && !this->zoltanParams().empty())
         this->grid_->setPartitioningParams(setupZoltanParams(this->zoltanParams()));
     if (partitionMethod == Dune::PartitionMethod::metis && !this->metisParams().empty())
         this->grid_->setPartitioningParams(setupMetisParams(this->metisParams()));