diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce5a7b4f
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 56636f62..d2d98d6f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -110,3 +110,6 @@ ENV/
 
 # setuptools-scm will bundled that in the sdist but we don't want it tracked
 xbitinfo/_version.py
+
+# macos folder visualisation
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/xbitinfo/xbitinfo.py b/xbitinfo/xbitinfo.py
index 4450a98f..7c2afc4b 100644
--- a/xbitinfo/xbitinfo.py
+++ b/xbitinfo/xbitinfo.py
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ def get_bitinformation(  # noqa: C901
         info_per_bit = {}
         pbar = tqdm(ds.data_vars)
         for var in pbar:
+            # Check for non-finite values
+            if np.any(ds[var].isnull()):
+                warning_message = f"Warning: Variable {var} in the dataset contains non-finite values (NaNs or infs). Unexpected results may occur."
+                logging.warning(warning_message)
             pbar.set_description(f"Processing var: {var} for dim: {dim}")
             if implementation == "julia":
                 info_per_bit_var = _jl_get_bitinformation(ds, var, axis, dim, kwargs)