diff --git a/cf_pipelines/base/pipeline.py b/cf_pipelines/base/pipeline.py
index 36b220c..7d77b6e 100644
--- a/cf_pipelines/base/pipeline.py
+++ b/cf_pipelines/base/pipeline.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Union
 
+import networkx as nx
 from ploomber import DAG
 from ploomber.executors import Serial
 from ploomber.io import serializer_pickle, unserializer_pickle
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 
 from cf_pipelines.base.helper_classes import FunctionDetails, ProductLineage
 from cf_pipelines.base.utils import get_return_keys_from_function, remove_extension, wrap_preserving_signature
+from cf_pipelines.exceptions import CycledPipelineError
 
 
 class Pipeline:
@@ -287,6 +289,16 @@ def make_dag(self) -> DAG:
         for function_name, dependencies in solved_dependencies.items():
             for dependency in dependencies:
                 callables[dependency] >> callables[function_name]
+
+        try:
+            # TODO: investigate how reliable is accessing `_G`
+            # TODO: ask for a way to find cycles eagerly without building (executing) the pipeline?
+            cycles = nx.find_cycle(dag._G)
+            raise CycledPipelineError(cycles)
+        except nx.NetworkXNoCycle:
+            # Ironically, this means everything is good! so we just ignore this exception
+            pass
+
         return dag
 
     def generate_run_id(self) -> str:
diff --git a/cf_pipelines/exceptions.py b/cf_pipelines/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b1a95a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cf_pipelines/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from typing import List, Tuple
+
+
+class CycledPipelineError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, cycles: List[Tuple[str, str]]):
+        self.cycles = cycles
+
+        message = "\n".join([f'f "{f1}" depends on "{f2}".' for f1, f2 in cycles])
+
+        super().__init__("Your pipeline contains cycles: " + message)
diff --git a/tests/base/test_pipelines_loops.py b/tests/base/test_pipelines_loops.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2edc4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/base/test_pipelines_loops.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import pytest
+
+from cf_pipelines import Pipeline
+from cf_pipelines.exceptions import CycledPipelineError
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def simple_looped_pipeline(parse_indented):
+    simple = Pipeline("Simple Pipeline")
+
+    @simple.step("step_1")
+    def one(*, one):
+        return {"one.txt": None}
+
+    return simple
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def looped_pipeline(parse_indented):
+    simple = Pipeline("Simple Pipeline")
+
+    @simple.step("step")
+    def f_one():
+        return {"two.txt": None}
+
+    @simple.step("step")
+    def f_two(*, two, four):
+        return {"three.txt": None}
+
+    @simple.step("step")
+    def f_three(*, three):
+        return {"four.txt": None}
+
+    return simple
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("pipeline", ["simple_looped_pipeline", "looped_pipeline"])
+def test_make_dag_fail_when_looped(pipeline, request):
+    actual_pipeline = request.getfixturevalue(pipeline)
+
+    with pytest.raises(CycledPipelineError):
+        actual_pipeline.make_dag()