diff --git a/pybamm/simulation.py b/pybamm/simulation.py
index 15f65a4265..94ef6aa043 100644
--- a/pybamm/simulation.py
+++ b/pybamm/simulation.py
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         self.parameter_values = parameter_values or model.default_parameter_values
 
+        if isinstance(model, pybamm.lithium_ion.BasicDFNHalfCell):
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "BasicDFNHalfCell is not compatible with Simulations yet."
+            )
+
         if experiment is None:
             # Check to see if the current is provided as data (i.e. drive cycle)
             current = self._parameter_values.get("Current function [A]")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_models/test_full_battery_models/test_lithium_ion/test_basic_models.py b/tests/unit/test_models/test_full_battery_models/test_lithium_ion/test_basic_models.py
index a270075129..8649993ba8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_models/test_full_battery_models/test_lithium_ion/test_basic_models.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_models/test_full_battery_models/test_lithium_ion/test_basic_models.py
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ def test_dfn_half_cell_well_posed(self):
 
         copy = model.new_copy()
         copy.check_well_posedness()
+    
+    def test_dfn_half_cell_simulation_error(self):
+        model = pybamm.lithium_ion.BasicDFNHalfCell()
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            NotImplementedError, 
+            "not compatible with Simulations yet."
+        ):
+            pybamm.Simulation(model)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":