diff --git a/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh b/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh
index d78d158b5..7035f9d6a 100644
--- a/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh
+++ b/ebos/eclbasevanguard.hh
@@ -444,21 +444,20 @@ public:
             parseContext_ = createParseContext();
         }
 
+        std::optional<int> outputInterval;
+        int output_param = EWOMS_GET_PARAM(TypeTag, int, EclOutputInterval);
+        if (output_param >= 0)
+            outputInterval = output_param;
+
         readDeck(myRank, fileName, deck_, eclState_, eclSchedule_,
                  eclSummaryConfig_, std::move(errorGuard), python,
                  std::move(parseContext_), /* initFromRestart = */ false,
-                 /* checkDeck = */ enableExperiments);
+                 /* checkDeck = */ enableExperiments, outputInterval);
 
         this->summaryState_ = std::make_unique<Opm::SummaryState>( Opm::TimeService::from_time_t(this->eclSchedule_->getStartTime() ));
         this->udqState_ = std::make_unique<Opm::UDQState>( this->eclSchedule_->getUDQConfig(0).params().undefinedValue() );
         this->actionState_ = std::make_unique<Opm::Action::State>() ;
 
-        // Possibly override IOConfig setting for how often RESTART files should get
-        // written to disk (every N report step)
-        int outputInterval = EWOMS_GET_PARAM(TypeTag, int, EclOutputInterval);
-        if (outputInterval >= 0)
-            schedule().rst_override_interval(outputInterval);
-
         // Initialize parallelWells with all local wells
         const auto& schedule_wells = schedule().getWellsatEnd();
         parallelWells_.reserve(schedule_wells.size());
diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp
index ba51a21e1..910659528 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/Main.hpp
@@ -455,9 +455,14 @@ namespace Opm
                     OpmLog::info("Reading deck file '" + deckFilename + "'");
                 }
 
+                std::optional<int> outputInterval;
+                int output_param = EWOMS_GET_PARAM(PreTypeTag, int, EclOutputInterval);
+                if (output_param >= 0)
+                    outputInterval = output_param;
+
                 readDeck(mpiRank, deckFilename, deck_, eclipseState_, schedule_,
                          summaryConfig_, nullptr, python, std::move(parseContext),
-                         init_from_restart_file, outputCout_);
+                         init_from_restart_file, outputCout_, outputInterval);
 
                 setupTime_ = externalSetupTimer.elapsed();
                 outputFiles_ = (outputMode != FileOutputMode::OUTPUT_NONE);
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp
index c774fae2c..3990bb0d5 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void setupMessageLimiter(const Opm::MessageLimits msgLimits,  const std::string&
 void readDeck(int rank, std::string& deckFilename, std::unique_ptr<Opm::Deck>& deck, std::unique_ptr<Opm::EclipseState>& eclipseState,
               std::unique_ptr<Opm::Schedule>& schedule, std::unique_ptr<Opm::SummaryConfig>& summaryConfig,
               std::unique_ptr<ErrorGuard> errorGuard, std::shared_ptr<Opm::Python>& python, std::unique_ptr<ParseContext> parseContext,
-              bool initFromRestart, bool checkDeck)
+              bool initFromRestart, bool checkDeck, const std::optional<int>& outputInterval)
 {
     if (!errorGuard)
     {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void readDeck(int rank, std::string& deckFilename, std::unique_ptr<Opm::Deck>& d
                 Opm::EclIO::ERst rst_file(rst_filename);
                 const auto& rst_state = Opm::RestartIO::RstState::load(rst_file, report_step);
                 if (!schedule)
-                    schedule = std::make_unique<Opm::Schedule>(*deck, *eclipseState, *parseContext, *errorGuard, python, &rst_state);
+                    schedule = std::make_unique<Opm::Schedule>(*deck, *eclipseState, *parseContext, *errorGuard, python, outputInterval, &rst_state);
             }
             else {
                 if (!schedule)
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp
index 8e721d4de..d773eb084 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/readDeck.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/MessageLimits.hpp>
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace Opm 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ FileOutputMode setupLogging(int mpi_rank_, const std::string& deck_filename, con
 void readDeck(int rank, std::string& deckFilename, std::unique_ptr<Opm::Deck>& deck, std::unique_ptr<Opm::EclipseState>& eclipseState,
               std::unique_ptr<Opm::Schedule>& schedule, std::unique_ptr<Opm::SummaryConfig>& summaryConfig,
               std::unique_ptr<ErrorGuard> errorGuard, std::shared_ptr<Opm::Python>& python, std::unique_ptr<ParseContext> parseContext,
-              bool initFromRestart, bool checkDeck);
+              bool initFromRestart, bool checkDeck, const std::optional<int>& outputInterval);
 } // end namespace Opm
 
 #endif // OPM_READDECK_HEADER_INCLUDED