1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/brep/module.cxx b/brep/module.cxx
index d3ffcb4..9e7eda3 100644
--- a/brep/module.cxx
+++ b/brep/module.cxx
@@ -33,12 +33,16 @@ namespace brep
   bool module::
   handle (request& rq, response& rs, log& l)
   {
-    assert (loaded_);
-
     log_ = &l;
 
     try
     {
+      if (!loaded_)
+      {
+        MODULE_DIAG;
+        fail << "not initialized, presumably due to misconfiguration";
+      }
+
       return handle (rq, rs);
     }
     catch (const server_error& e)