diff --git a/src/timestepping/backward_euler.cc b/src/timestepping/backward_euler.cc
index 35cabff66d7ebe59b6296d6d2eceaf9626546c11..6f810d5925ac61ce129cf3b7cd74792072e3c059 100644
--- a/src/timestepping/backward_euler.cc
+++ b/src/timestepping/backward_euler.cc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void BackwardEuler<Vector, Matrix, Function, dim>::extractRelativeDisplacement(
     DUNE_THROW(Dune::Exception,
                "It seems you forgot to call postProcessRelativeQuantities!");
 
-  displacement = u;
+  displacement = ur;
 }
 
 template <class Vector, class Matrix, class Function, size_t dim>