diff --git a/elastica/dissipation.py b/elastica/dissipation.py
index b351c0d6..83bbf0b7 100644
--- a/elastica/dissipation.py
+++ b/elastica/dissipation.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def _physical_damping_protocol(
         rotational_damping_constant: np.float64,
         time_step: np.float64,
     ) -> DampenType:
-        nodal_mass = self._system.mass.view()
+        nodal_mass = self._system.mass
         self._translational_damping_coefficient = np.exp(
             -translational_damping_constant / nodal_mass * time_step
         )