diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5cb3fc3a8dc6958a213481e30143bb438fb7735..22369e10250f3464fbb856e4315fe4b0cd7b5d7c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@
         It dumps its data into a YAML file which is then loaded for writing
         the default configuration files and the cheat sheet.
 
+### Fixed
+* Solver in `RichardsSimulation` was using the wrong time variable.
+   [!116](https://ts-gitlab.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/dorie/dorie/merge_requests/116)
+
 ### Deprecated
 * The configuration file key `[parameters.interpolation]` is deprecated due to
     the new scheme for storing parameterization data. DORiE now only supports 
@@ -198,4 +202,4 @@
 
 ## 1.0.0 (2018-03-28)
 
-First stable version.
\ No newline at end of file
+First stable version.
diff --git a/dune/dorie/model/richards/richards.cc b/dune/dorie/model/richards/richards.cc
index 9c2f883e046ea0500f2b04a07d7d6dbbe3095fff..c62eebde7562418db016ddbd704434bab6ca2788 100644
--- a/dune/dorie/model/richards/richards.cc
+++ b/dune/dorie/model/richards/richards.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ RichardsSimulation<Traits>::RichardsSimulation (
 	gv(grid->leafGridView()),
 	mbe_slop(estimate_mbe_entries<typename MBE::size_type>(
 				Traits::dim,Traits::GridGeometryType)),
-	mbe_tlop(1)
+	mbe_tlop(1),
+	time_before(0.0),
+	dt_before(0.0)
 {
 	Dune::Timer timer;
 
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ void RichardsSimulation<Traits>::step()
 	bool step_succeed = false;
 	while(not step_succeed)
 	{
-		const RF t = controller->getTime();
+		const RF time = controller->getTime();
 		const RF dt = controller->getDT();
 		bool exception = false;
 		const bool solver_warnings = verbose > 0 && helper.rank() == 0 ?
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ void RichardsSimulation<Traits>::step()
 
 			if (not solver_warnings)
 				dwarn.push(false);
-			osm->apply(time_before, dt, *u, *unext);
+			osm->apply(time, dt, *u, *unext);
 			if (not solver_warnings)
 				dwarn.pop();
 
@@ -173,9 +175,9 @@ void RichardsSimulation<Traits>::step()
 		}
 
 		// saving last times for adaptivity
-		time_before = t;
+		time_before = time;
 		dt_before = dt;
-		
+
 		// controller reacts to outcome of solution
 		step_succeed = controller->validate(exception);
 	}
@@ -248,4 +250,4 @@ void RichardsSimulation<Traits>::write_data () const
 }
 
 } // namespace Dorie
-} // namespace Dune
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace Dune