diff --git a/core/util.inc.php b/core/util.inc.php
index 660bb001..03bc66b1 100644
--- a/core/util.inc.php
+++ b/core/util.inc.php
@@ -911,10 +911,11 @@ function _stripslashes_r($arr) {
 function _sanitise_environment() {
 	if(DEBUG) {
 		error_reporting(E_ALL);
-		assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, 1);
-		assert_options(ASSERT_BAIL, 1);
 	}
 
+	assert_options(ASSERT_ACTIVE, 1);
+	assert_options(ASSERT_BAIL, 1);
+
 	ob_start();
 
 	if(get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {