diff --git a/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp b/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
index afa7ca80..5347e675 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/db_block.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,11 @@ const witness_object& database::validate_block_header( uint32_t skip, const sign
 
       witness_id_type scheduled_witness = get_scheduled_witness( slot_num );
 
-#warning remove this hardfork check for next release
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+# pragma message ("WARNING: remove this hardfork check for next release")
+#else
+# warning remove this hardfork check for next release
+#endif
       if( next_block.block_num() > 58500 ) {    
          FC_ASSERT( next_block.witness == scheduled_witness, "Witness produced block at wrong time",
                     ("block witness",next_block.witness)("scheduled",scheduled_witness)("slot_num",slot_num) );
diff --git a/libraries/chain/vesting_balance_evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/vesting_balance_evaluator.cpp
index 41780db9..096dea9b 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/vesting_balance_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/vesting_balance_evaluator.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void_result vesting_balance_withdraw_evaluator::do_evaluate( const vesting_balan
    const time_point_sec now = d.head_block_time();
 
    const vesting_balance_object& vbo = op.vesting_balance( d );
-   FC_ASSERT( op.owner == vbo.owner );
+   FC_ASSERT( op.owner == vbo.owner, "", ("op.owner", op.owner)("vbo.owner", vbo.owner) );
    FC_ASSERT( vbo.is_withdraw_allowed( now, op.amount ), "", ("now", now)("op", op)("vbo", vbo) );
    assert( op.amount <= vbo.balance );      // is_withdraw_allowed should fail before this check is reached