diff --git a/src/lib/message.c b/src/lib/message.c

index 24afdf1..5d2c2ef 100644

--- a/src/lib/message.c

+++ b/src/lib/message.c

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@

  *

  */

+#include <assert.h>

 #include "bacula.h"

 #include "jcr.h"

@@ -1230,7 +1231,8 @@ e_msg(const char *file, int line, int type, int level, const char *fmt,...)

     if (type == M_ABORT) {

        char *p = 0;

-       p[0] = 0;                      /* generate segmentation violation */

+       //p[0] = 0;                      /* generate segmentation violation */

+	   assert(p!=NULL);

     }

     if (type == M_ERROR_TERM) {

        exit(1);