1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/s/shard.cpp b/src/mongo/s/shard.cpp
index 81b41c7fcbc..e40bb8de41b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/s/shard.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/s/shard.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace mongo {
     }
 
     void Shard::setAddress( const ConnectionString& cs) {
-        assert( _name.size() );
+        verify( _name.size() );
         _addr = cs.toString();
         _cs = cs;
         _rsInit();