diff --git a/apax/config/md_config.py b/apax/config/md_config.py
index 4f67b9c2..f126fc52 100644
--- a/apax/config/md_config.py
+++ b/apax/config/md_config.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import yaml
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, NonNegativeInt, PositiveFloat, PositiveInt
+from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 
 class ConstantTempSchedule(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):
@@ -190,6 +191,22 @@ class NPTOptions(NVTOptions, extra="forbid"):
     barostat_chain: NHCOptions = NHCOptions(tau=1000)
 
 
+class EnergyUncertaintyCheck(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):
+    name: Literal["energy_uncertainty"] = "energy_uncertainty"
+    threshold: PositiveFloat
+    per_atom: bool = True
+
+
+class ForcesUncertaintyCheck(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):
+    name: Literal["forces_uncertainty"] = "forces_uncertainty"
+    threshold: PositiveFloat
+
+
+DynamicsCheck = Annotated[
+    Union[EnergyUncertaintyCheck, ForcesUncertaintyCheck], Field(discriminator="name")
+]
+
+
 class MDConfig(BaseModel, frozen=True, extra="forbid"):
     """
     Configuration for a NHC molecular dynamics simulation.
@@ -247,6 +264,8 @@ class MDConfig(BaseModel, frozen=True, extra="forbid"):
     dr_threshold: PositiveFloat = 0.5
     extra_capacity: NonNegativeInt = 0
 
+    dynamics_checks: list[DynamicsCheck] = []
+
     initial_structure: str
     load_momenta: bool = False
     sim_dir: str = "."
diff --git a/apax/md/dynamics_checks.py b/apax/md/dynamics_checks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5ef758e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apax/md/dynamics_checks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from typing import Literal, Union
+
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+from pydantic import BaseModel, TypeAdapter
+
+
+class DynamicsCheckBase(BaseModel):
+    def check(self, predictions):
+        pass
+
+
+class EnergyUncertaintyCheck(DynamicsCheckBase, extra="forbid"):
+    name: Literal["energy_uncertainty"] = "energy_uncertainty"
+    threshold: float
+    per_atom: bool = True
+
+    def check(self, predictions):
+        if "energy_uncertainty" not in predictions.keys():
+            m = "No energy uncertainty found. Are you using a model ensemble?"
+            raise ValueError(m)
+
+        energy_uncertainty = predictions["energy_uncertainty"]
+        if self.per_atom:
+            n_atoms = predictions["forces"].shape[0]
+            energy_uncertainty = energy_uncertainty / n_atoms
+
+        check_passed = jnp.all(energy_uncertainty < self.threshold)
+        return check_passed
+
+
+class ForceUncertaintyCheck(DynamicsCheckBase, extra="forbid"):
+    name: Literal["forces_uncertainty"] = "forces_uncertainty"
+    threshold: float
+
+    def check(self, predictions):
+        if "forces_uncertainty" not in predictions.keys():
+            m = "No force uncertainties found. Are you using a model ensemble?"
+            raise ValueError(m)
+
+        forces_uncertainty = predictions["forces_uncertainty"]
+
+        check_passed = jnp.all(forces_uncertainty < self.threshold)
+        return check_passed
+
+
+DynamicsChecks = TypeAdapter(
+    Union[EnergyUncertaintyCheck, ForceUncertaintyCheck]
+).validate_python
diff --git a/apax/md/simulate.py b/apax/md/simulate.py
index 5f42c8f2..eb609a99 100644
--- a/apax/md/simulate.py
+++ b/apax/md/simulate.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from apax.config import Config, MDConfig, parse_config
 from apax.config.md_config import Integrator
 from apax.md.ase_calc import make_ensemble, maybe_vmap
+from apax.md.dynamics_checks import DynamicsCheckBase, DynamicsChecks
 from apax.md.io import H5TrajHandler, TrajHandler, truncate_trajectory_to_checkpoint
 from apax.md.md_checkpoint import load_md_state
 from apax.md.sim_utils import SimulationFunctions, System
@@ -133,19 +134,25 @@ def handle_checkpoints(state, step, system, load_momenta, ckpt_dir, should_load_
     return state, step
 
 
-def create_evaluation_functions(aux_fn, positions, Z, neighbor, box):
+def create_evaluation_functions(aux_fn, positions, Z, neighbor, box, dynamics_checks):
     offsets = jnp.zeros((neighbor.idx.shape[1], 3))
 
     def on_eval(positions, neighbor, box):
         predictions = aux_fn(positions, Z, neighbor, box, offsets)
-        return predictions
+        all_checks_passed = True
+
+        for check in dynamics_checks:
+            check_passed = check.check(predictions)
+            all_checks_passed = all_checks_passed & check_passed
+        return predictions, all_checks_passed
 
     predictions = aux_fn(positions, Z, neighbor, box, offsets)
     dummpy_preds = jax.tree_map(lambda x: jnp.zeros_like(x), predictions)
 
     def no_eval(positions, neighbor, box):
         predictions = dummpy_preds
-        return predictions
+        all_checks_passed = True
+        return predictions, all_checks_passed
 
     return on_eval, no_eval
 
@@ -163,6 +170,7 @@ def run_sim(
     restart: bool = True,
     checkpoint_interval: int = 50_000,
     traj_handler: TrajHandler = TrajHandler(),
+    dynamics_checks: list[DynamicsCheckBase] = [],
     disable_pbar: bool = False,
 ):
     """
@@ -188,7 +196,6 @@ def run_sim(
     sim_dir : Path
         Directory where the trajectory and simulation checkpoints will be saved.
     """
-    energy_fn = sim_fns.energy_fn
     neighbor_fn = sim_fns.neighbor_fn
     ckpt_dir = sim_dir / "ckpts"
     ckpt_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
@@ -231,12 +238,13 @@ def run_sim(
         system.atomic_numbers,
         neighbor,
         system.box,
+        dynamics_checks,
     )
 
     @jax.jit
     def sim(state, outer_step, neighbor):  # TODO make more modular
         def body_fn(i, state):
-            state, outer_step, neighbor = state
+            state, outer_step, neighbor, all_checks_passed = state
             step = i + outer_step * n_inner
 
             apply_fn_kwargs = {}
@@ -253,22 +261,25 @@ def body_fn(i, state):
             neighbor = neighbor.update(state.position, **nbr_kwargs)
 
             condition = step % sampling_rate == 0
-            predictions = jax.lax.cond(
+            predictions, check_passed = jax.lax.cond(
                 condition, on_eval, no_eval, state.position, neighbor, box
             )
 
+            all_checks_passed = all_checks_passed & check_passed
+
             # maybe move this to on_eval
             io_callback(traj_handler.step, None, (state, predictions, nbr_kwargs))
-            return state, outer_step, neighbor
+            return state, outer_step, neighbor, all_checks_passed
 
-        state, outer_step, neighbor = jax.lax.fori_loop(
-            0, n_inner, body_fn, (state, outer_step, neighbor)
+        all_checks_passed = True
+        state, outer_step, neighbor, all_checks_passed = jax.lax.fori_loop(
+            0, n_inner, body_fn, (state, outer_step, neighbor, all_checks_passed)
         )
         current_temperature = (
             quantity.temperature(velocity=state.velocity, mass=state.mass) / units.kB
         )
 
-        return state, neighbor, current_temperature
+        return state, neighbor, current_temperature, all_checks_passed
 
     start = time.time()
     total_sim_time = n_steps * ensemble.dt / 1000
@@ -285,7 +296,17 @@ def body_fn(i, state):
         leave=True,
     )
     while step < n_outer:
-        new_state, neighbor, current_temperature = sim(state, step, neighbor)
+        new_state, neighbor, current_temperature, all_checks_passed = sim(
+            state, step, neighbor
+        )
+
+        if np.any(np.isnan(state.position)) or np.any(np.isnan(state.velocity)):
+            raise ValueError(f"NaN encountered, simulation aborted after {step+1} steps.")
+
+        if not all_checks_passed:
+            with logging_redirect_tqdm():
+                log.critical(f"One or more dynamics checks failed at step: {step+1}")
+            break
 
         if neighbor.did_buffer_overflow:
             with logging_redirect_tqdm():
@@ -298,11 +319,6 @@ def body_fn(i, state):
             state = new_state
             step += 1
 
-            if np.any(np.isnan(state.position)) or np.any(np.isnan(state.velocity)):
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"NaN encountered, simulation aborted after {step} steps."
-                )
-
             if step % checkpoint_interval == 0:
                 with logging_redirect_tqdm():
                     current_sim_time = step * n_inner * ensemble.dt / 1000
@@ -488,6 +504,14 @@ def run_md(model_config: Config, md_config: MDConfig, log_level="error"):
     traj_path = sim_dir / md_config.traj_name
 
     system, sim_fns = md_setup(model_config, md_config)
+
+    dynamics_checks = []
+    if md_config.dynamics_checks:
+        check_list = [
+            DynamicsChecks(check.model_dump()) for check in md_config.dynamics_checks
+        ]
+        dynamics_checks.extend(check_list)
+
     n_steps = int(np.ceil(md_config.duration / md_config.ensemble.dt))
 
     traj_handler = H5TrajHandler(
@@ -512,4 +536,5 @@ def run_md(model_config: Config, md_config: MDConfig, log_level="error"):
         checkpoint_interval=md_config.checkpoint_interval,
         sim_dir=sim_dir,
         traj_handler=traj_handler,
+        dynamics_checks=dynamics_checks,
     )
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 45061d4d..38c23f32 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -160,3 +160,4 @@ def load_and_dump_config(config_path, dump_path):
 def load_config_and_run_training(config_path, updated_config):
     config_dict = mod_config(config_path, updated_config)
     run(config_dict)
+    return config_dict
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/md/config.yaml b/tests/integration_tests/md/config.yaml
index 2d7bd124..9bf42fd3 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/md/config.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/md/config.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-n_epochs: 2
+n_epochs: 5
 
 data:
   experiment: apax_dummy
   data_path: dummy_ds  # ds.extxyz #ethanol.traj # ds.extxyz #
 
-  n_train: 4
+  n_train: 10
   n_valid: 2
-  batch_size: 2
+  batch_size: 1
   valid_batch_size: 2
 
 model:
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ model:
     name: gaussian
     n_basis: 5
   n_radial: 3
+
+  ensemble:
+    kind: shallow
+    n_members: 4
+    force_variance: true
+
   descriptor_dtype: fp64
   readout_dtype: fp32
   scale_shift_dtype: fp64
@@ -27,4 +33,6 @@ metrics:
 
 loss:
   - name: energy
+    loss_type: crps
   - name: forces
+    loss_type: crps
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/md/md_config_threshold.yaml b/tests/integration_tests/md/md_config_threshold.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13a662f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/md/md_config_threshold.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+ensemble:
+  name: nvt
+  dt: 0.1 # fs time step
+  temperature_schedule:
+    name: piecewise
+    T0: 5 # K
+    values: [100, 200, 1000]
+    steps: [10, 20, 30]
+
+duration: 100 # fs
+n_inner: 1
+sampling_rate: 1
+checkpoint_interval: 2
+restart: True
+dynamics_checks:
+  - name: forces_uncertainty
+    threshold: 1.0
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/md/test_md.py b/tests/integration_tests/md/test_md.py
index 59188115..d7e85004 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/md/test_md.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/md/test_md.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
+import uuid
 
 import jax
 import jax.numpy as jnp
 import numpy as np
+import pytest
 import yaml
 import znh5md
 from ase import Atoms
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@
 from apax.md import run_md
 from apax.md.ase_calc import ASECalculator
 from apax.utils import jax_md_reduced
+from tests.conftest import load_config_and_run_training
 
 TEST_PATH = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 
@@ -178,3 +181,36 @@ def test_ase_calc(get_tmp_path):
     assert "energy_uncertainty" in atoms.calc.results.keys()
     assert "forces_uncertainty" in atoms.calc.results.keys()
     assert "stress_uncertainty" in atoms.calc.results.keys()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("num_data", (30,))
+def test_jaxmd_schedule_and_thresold(get_tmp_path, example_dataset):
+    model_confg_path = TEST_PATH / "config.yaml"
+    working_dir = get_tmp_path / str(uuid.uuid4())
+    data_path = get_tmp_path / "ds.extxyz"
+
+    write(data_path, example_dataset)
+
+    data_config_mods = {
+        "data": {
+            "directory": working_dir.as_posix(),
+            "experiment": "model",
+            "data_path": data_path.as_posix(),
+        },
+    }
+    model_config_dict = load_config_and_run_training(model_confg_path, data_config_mods)
+
+    md_confg_path = TEST_PATH / "md_config.yaml"
+
+    with open(md_confg_path.as_posix(), "r") as stream:
+        md_config_dict = yaml.safe_load(stream)
+    md_config_dict["sim_dir"] = get_tmp_path.as_posix()
+    md_config_dict["initial_structure"] = get_tmp_path.as_posix() + "/ds.extxyz"
+    md_config = MDConfig.model_validate(md_config_dict)
+
+    model_config = Config.model_validate(model_config_dict)
+
+    run_md(model_config, md_config)
+
+    traj = znh5md.IO(md_config.sim_dir + "/" + md_config.traj_name)[:]
+    assert len(traj) < 1000  # num steps