diff --git a/examples/sugarscape_ig/ss_polars/agents.py b/examples/sugarscape_ig/ss_polars/agents.py
index a61e7343..a5e1a8b4 100644
--- a/examples/sugarscape_ig/ss_polars/agents.py
+++ b/examples/sugarscape_ig/ss_polars/agents.py
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ def get_best_moves(self, neighborhood: pl.DataFrame) -> pl.DataFrame:
         pl.DataFrame
             DataFrame with the best moves for each agent
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement this method")
+        if __debug__:  # Only execute in non-optimized mode
+            raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement this method")
 
 
 class AntPolarsLoopDF(AntPolarsBase):
@@ -309,7 +310,8 @@ def _prepare_cells(
         return occupied_cells, free_cells, target_cells
 
     def _get_best_moves(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement this method")
+        if __debug__:  # Only execute in non-optimized mode
+            raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses must implement this method")
 
 
 class AntPolarsLoopNoVec(AntPolarsLoop):
diff --git a/mesa_frames/abstract/agents.py b/mesa_frames/abstract/agents.py
index e341c48c..806d4384 100644
--- a/mesa_frames/abstract/agents.py
+++ b/mesa_frames/abstract/agents.py
@@ -998,10 +998,11 @@ def __iadd__(self, other: DataFrame | Sequence[Any] | dict[str, Any]) -> Self:
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
-        if name == "_agents":
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "The _agents attribute is not set. You probably forgot to call super().__init__ in the __init__ method."
-            )
+        if __debug__:  # Only execute in non-optimized mode
+            if name == "_agents":
+                raise AttributeError(
+                    "The _agents attribute is not set. You probably forgot to call super().__init__ in the __init__ method."
+                )
 
     @overload
     def __getitem__(self, key: str | tuple[AgentMask, str]) -> Series | DataFrame: ...
diff --git a/mesa_frames/concrete/agents.py b/mesa_frames/concrete/agents.py
index a32c51cd..f68dc38c 100644
--- a/mesa_frames/concrete/agents.py
+++ b/mesa_frames/concrete/agents.py
@@ -438,10 +438,12 @@ def __add__(self, other: AgentSetDF | Iterable[AgentSetDF]) -> Self:
         return super().__add__(other)
 
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> dict[AgentSetDF, Any]:
-        if name.startswith("_"):  # Avoids infinite recursion of private attributes
-            raise AttributeError(
-                f"'{self.__class__.__name__}' object has no attribute '{name}'"
-            )
+        # Avoids infinite recursion of private attributes
+        if __debug__:  # Only execute in non-optimized mode
+            if name.startswith("_"):
+                raise AttributeError(
+                    f"'{self.__class__.__name__}' object has no attribute '{name}'"
+                )
         return {agentset: getattr(agentset, name) for agentset in self._agentsets}
 
     @overload
diff --git a/mesa_frames/concrete/model.py b/mesa_frames/concrete/model.py
index bfec0157..5efcbcff 100644
--- a/mesa_frames/concrete/model.py
+++ b/mesa_frames/concrete/model.py
@@ -175,14 +175,17 @@ def agents(self) -> AgentsDF:
         try:
             return self._agents
         except AttributeError:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "You haven't called super().__init__() in your model. Make sure to call it in your __init__ method."
-            )
+            if __debug__:  # Only execute in non-optimized mode
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    "You haven't called super().__init__() in your model. Make sure to call it in your __init__ method."
+                )
 
     @agents.setter
     def agents(self, agents: AgentsDF) -> None:
-        if not isinstance(agents, AgentsDF):
-            raise TypeError("agents must be an instance of AgentsDF")
+        if __debug__:  # Only execute in non-optimized mode
+            if not isinstance(agents, AgentsDF):
+                raise TypeError("agents must be an instance of AgentsDF")
+
         self._agents = agents
 
     @property