1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Source/WarpX.cpp b/Source/WarpX.cpp
index 77fd83f7a..08a8b7b88 100644
--- a/Source/WarpX.cpp
+++ b/Source/WarpX.cpp
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ WarpX::ReadParameters ()
         pp.query("pml_delta", pml_delta);
         pp.query("pml_has_particles", pml_has_particles);
         pp.query("do_pml_j_damping", do_pml_j_damping);
+        pp.query("do_pml_in_domain", do_pml_in_domain);
+
+        if ( (do_pml_j_damping==1)&&(do_pml_in_domain==0) ){
+          amrex::Abort("J-damping can only be done when PML are inside simulation domain (do_pml_in_domain=1)");
+        }
 
         pp.query("dump_openpmd", dump_openpmd);
         pp.query("dump_plotfiles", dump_plotfiles);