diff --git a/libraries/chain/asset.cpp b/libraries/chain/asset.cpp
index 36963571..c03cd11d 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/asset.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/asset.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace chain {
             FC_ASSERT( result <= GRAPHENE_MAX_SHARE_SUPPLY );
             return asset( result.to_uint64(), b.base.asset_id );
          }
-         FC_ASSERT( !"invalid asset * price", "", ("asset",a)("price",b) );
+         FC_THROW_EXCEPTION( fc::assert_exception, "invalid asset * price", ("asset",a)("price",b) );
       }
 
       price operator / ( const asset& base, const asset& quote )
diff --git a/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp b/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp
index 89e8aafe..a6dd2dde 100644
--- a/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp
+++ b/libraries/db/include/graphene/db/index.hpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace db {
                const T* result = dynamic_cast<const T*>(item.get());
                if( result != nullptr ) return *result;
             }
-            FC_ASSERT( !"invalid index type" );
+            FC_THROW_EXCEPTION( fc::assert_exception, "invalid index type" );
          }
 
       protected:
diff --git a/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/node.hpp b/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/node.hpp
index 34950843..7dfbe190 100644
--- a/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/node.hpp
+++ b/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/node.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace graphene { namespace net {
                case trx_message_type:
                   return handle_transaction(message_to_process.as<trx_message>(), sync_mode);
                default:
-                  FC_ASSERT( !"Invalid Message Type" );
+                  FC_THROW( "Invalid Message Type" );
             };
          }