diff --git a/common/python/nomadcore/md_data_access/MDDataAccess.py b/common/python/nomadcore/md_data_access/MDDataAccess.py
index 21dc6487a736033bf0aad623665a0fe00b954664..c322d479a3d6b9f163ffde5b6d9e7f414de4908f 100644
--- a/common/python/nomadcore/md_data_access/MDDataAccess.py
+++ b/common/python/nomadcore/md_data_access/MDDataAccess.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import warnings
 with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
     warnings.simplefilter("always")
     import MDAnalysis as mda
-    assert str(w[-1].message)
+#    assert str(w[-1].message)
 import MDAnalysis.core.universe as mda_u
 import MDAnalysis.coordinates as mda_c
 import panedr