diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblemBlackoil.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblemBlackoil.hpp
index 5356d74350..87e4b45895 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblemBlackoil.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblemBlackoil.hpp
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ public:
 
         if (this->enableVtkOutput_() && eclState.getIOConfig().initOnly()) {
             simulator.setTimeStepSize(0.0);
+            simulator.model().applyInitialSolution();
             FlowProblemType::writeOutput(true);
         }