nicer assert for unopened connection

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/client/dbclient.h b/client/dbclient.h
index 5d6d87cc129..03030a3c6be 100644
--- a/client/dbclient.h
+++ b/client/dbclient.h
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ namespace mongo {
          */
         bool isFailed() const { return _failed; }
 
-        MessagingPort& port() { return *p; }
+        MessagingPort& port() { assert(p); return *p; }
 
         string toStringLong() const {
             stringstream ss;