diff --git a/Source/WarpX.cpp b/Source/WarpX.cpp
index 176a6f63ddf..965235e1078 100644
--- a/Source/WarpX.cpp
+++ b/Source/WarpX.cpp
@@ -1086,7 +1086,10 @@ WarpX::ReadParameters ()
         WARPX_ALWAYS_ASSERT_WITH_MESSAGE( electromagnetic_solver_id != ElectromagneticSolverAlgo::PSATD,
             "algo.maxwell_solver = psatd is not supported because WarpX was built without spectral solvers");
 #endif
-
+#if defined(WARPX_DIM_1D_Z) && defined(WARPX_USE_FFT)
+        WARPX_ALWAYS_ASSERT_WITH_MESSAGE( electromagnetic_solver_id != ElectromagneticSolverAlgo::PSATD,
+            "algo.maxwell_solver = psatd is not available for 1D geometry");
+#endif
 #ifdef WARPX_DIM_RZ
         WARPX_ALWAYS_ASSERT_WITH_MESSAGE(Geom(0).isPeriodic(0) == 0,
             "The problem must not be periodic in the radial direction");