1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/json/json_pack.c b/src/json/json_pack.c
index 9ffea7cb0..816373eaf 100644
--- a/src/json/json_pack.c
+++ b/src/json/json_pack.c
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ GNUNET_JSON_pack_ (struct GNUNET_JSON_PackSpec spec[])
   {
     if (NULL == spec[i].object)
     {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-                  "NULL not allowed for `%s'\n",
-                  spec[i].field_name);
-      GNUNET_assert (spec[i].allow_null);
+      if (! spec[i].allow_null)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                    "NULL not allowed for `%s'\n",
+                    spec[i].field_name);
+        GNUNET_assert (0);
+      }
     }
     else
     {