diff --git a/grid2op/Backend/pandaPowerBackend.py b/grid2op/Backend/pandaPowerBackend.py
index d0db0e38..c3b048fd 100644
--- a/grid2op/Backend/pandaPowerBackend.py
+++ b/grid2op/Backend/pandaPowerBackend.py
@@ -1085,9 +1085,8 @@ def runpf(self, is_dc : bool=False) -> Tuple[bool, Union[Exception, None]]:
                 self.load_theta[:],
             ) = self._loads_info()
             
-            load_in_service = self._grid.load["in_service"]
             if not is_dc:
-                if not np.isfinite(self.load_v[load_in_service]).all():
+                if not np.isfinite(self.load_v).all():
                     # TODO see if there is a better way here
                     # some loads are disconnected: it's a game over case!
                     raise pp.powerflow.LoadflowNotConverged(f"Isolated load: check loads {np.isfinite(self.load_v).nonzero()[0]}")