diff --git a/mumax3c/drivers/mindriver.py b/mumax3c/drivers/mindriver.py
index e2c1ea7..522db30 100644
--- a/mumax3c/drivers/mindriver.py
+++ b/mumax3c/drivers/mindriver.py
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class MinDriver(Driver):
     def _checkargs(self, **kwargs):
         pass  # no kwargs should be checked
 
+    def _check_system(self, system):
+        """Checks the system has energy in it"""
+        if len(system.energy) == 0:
+            raise RuntimeError("System's energy is not defined")
+
     @property
     def _x(self):
         return "t"  # TODO correct iteration
diff --git a/mumax3c/drivers/relaxdriver.py b/mumax3c/drivers/relaxdriver.py
index 1b1b0ed..bebc562 100644
--- a/mumax3c/drivers/relaxdriver.py
+++ b/mumax3c/drivers/relaxdriver.py
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class RelaxDriver(Driver):
     def _checkargs(self, **kwargs):
         pass  # no kwargs should be checked
 
+    def _check_system(self, system):
+        """Checks the system has dynamics in it"""
+        if len(system.energy) == 0:
+            raise RuntimeError("System's energy is not defined")
+
     @property
     def _x(self):
         return "t"  # TODO correct iteration
diff --git a/mumax3c/drivers/timedriver.py b/mumax3c/drivers/timedriver.py
index c9d38f0..489d2cc 100644
--- a/mumax3c/drivers/timedriver.py
+++ b/mumax3c/drivers/timedriver.py
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ def _checkargs(self, **kwargs):
             msg = f"Cannot drive with {n=}."
             raise ValueError(msg)
 
+    def _check_system(self, system):
+        """Checks the system has dynamics in it"""
+        if len(system.dynamics) == 0:
+            raise RuntimeError("System's dynamics is not defined")
+        if len(system.energy) == 0:
+            raise RuntimeError("System's energy is not defined")
+
     @property
     def _x(self):
         return "t"
diff --git a/mumax3c/scripts/driver.py b/mumax3c/scripts/driver.py
index ada3e4e..105b189 100644
--- a/mumax3c/scripts/driver.py
+++ b/mumax3c/scripts/driver.py
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ def driver_script(driver, system, compute=None, ovf_format="bin4", **kwargs):
         mx3 += "tablesave()\n\n"
 
     if isinstance(driver, mc.RelaxDriver):
-        if not system.dynamics.get(type=mm.Damping):
-            raise ValueError("A damping term is needed.")
-        alpha = system.dynamics.get(type=mm.Damping)[0].alpha
-        mx3 += f"alpha = {alpha}\n"
+        if system.dynamics.get(type=mm.Damping):
+            alpha = system.dynamics.get(type=mm.Damping)[0].alpha
+            mx3 += f"alpha = {alpha}\n"
 
         for attr, value in driver:
             if attr != "evolver":