diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index f769fd12..f7cc2a51 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1940,8 +1940,7 @@ public:
       owners.resize(son_objects.size());
       std::transform(son_objects.begin(), son_objects.end(), owners.begin(),
                      [](const fc::optional<son_object>& obj) {
-                        if(!obj)
-                           FC_THROW("Invalid active SONs list in global properties.");
+                        FC_ASSERT(obj, "Invalid active SONs list in global properties.");
                         return obj->son_account;
                      });
       vector<fc::optional<account_object>> accs = _remote_db->get_accounts(owners);
@@ -1949,8 +1948,7 @@ public:
       std::transform(accs.begin(), accs.end(), gpo.active_sons.begin(),
                      std::inserter(result, result.end()),
                      [](fc::optional<account_object>& acct, son_id_type& sid) {
-                        if(!acct)
-                           FC_THROW("Invalid active SONs list in global properties.");
+                        FC_ASSERT(acct, "Invalid active SONs list in global properties.");
                         return std::make_pair<string, son_id_type>(string(acct->name), std::move(sid));
                      });
       return result;