diff --git a/scripts/inbreeding/run.nu b/scripts/inbreeding/run.nu
index bf665af17ee5e4cbfedebf31c73397a7a36e2a35..5cd2716b4ceae57e425f04179faaecfa8aa0da20 100644
--- a/scripts/inbreeding/run.nu
+++ b/scripts/inbreeding/run.nu
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export def main [
     >,
     --prng-seed: int = 0,
 ] {
+    if $options.measurement_schedule_start > $options.max_t {
+        error make --unspanned {
+            msg: $"measurement schedule will start after the max t, ($options.measurement_schedule_start) > ($options.max_t)"
+        }
+    }
+
     if $baseline {
         ^$BIN ...[
             $options.nb_bytes,