1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/common/TrackedOp.h b/src/common/TrackedOp.h
index 5d2abf591c4..94eb4e3f71e 100644
--- a/src/common/TrackedOp.h
+++ b/src/common/TrackedOp.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ protected:
   virtual void init_from_message() {};
 
 public:
-  virtual ~TrackedOp() { if (request) request->put(); }
+  virtual ~TrackedOp() { assert(request); request->put(); }
 
   utime_t get_arrived() const {
     return received_time;