diff --git a/src/lladd/lhtable.c b/src/lladd/lhtable.c
index 19f3ac7..6676f21 100644
--- a/src/lladd/lhtable.c
+++ b/src/lladd/lhtable.c
@@ -265,9 +265,10 @@ LH_ENTRY(value_t) * LH_ENTRY(insert) (struct LH_ENTRY(table) * table,
     assert(!memcmp(thePair->key, key, len));
     struct LH_ENTRY(pair_t) * pairInBucket = 0;
     // Is thePair in the bucket?
-    assert((pairInBucket = findInLinkedList(key, len, 
-					    &(table->bucketList[bucket]), 
-					    &junk)));
+    pairInBucket = findInLinkedList(key, len, 
+				    &(table->bucketList[bucket]), 
+				    &junk);
+    assert(pairInBucket);
     assert(pairInBucket == thePair);
     // Exactly one time?
     assert(!findInLinkedList(key, len, pairInBucket->next, &junk));
diff --git a/test/dfa/fork_bomb.c b/test/dfa/fork_bomb.c
index 8851da5..9657cbb 100644
--- a/test/dfa/fork_bomb.c
+++ b/test/dfa/fork_bomb.c
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv) {
   dfa_initialize_new (dfaSet, 10001, 100);
   
   /*  initial_sm1 = allocMachine(&(dfaSet->monoTree)); */
-  assert(NULL != (initial_sm1 = allocSmash(dfaSet->smash)));
+  initial_sm1 = allocSmash(dfaSet->smash);
+  assert(NULL != initial_sm1);
+  //(initial_sm1 = allocSmash(dfaSet->smash)));
   
   initial_sm1->message.from_machine_id = initial_sm1->machine_id;
   initial_sm1->message.to_machine_id   = NULL_MACHINE;