diff --git a/transcoder/basisu_containers_impl.h b/transcoder/basisu_containers_impl.h
index b66efc9..aafb751 100644
--- a/transcoder/basisu_containers_impl.h
+++ b/transcoder/basisu_containers_impl.h
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ namespace basisu
 		// Basic sanity check min_new_capacity
 		if (!can_fit_into_size_t((uint64_t)min_new_capacity * element_size))
 		{
-			assert(0);
-			
 			if (nofail_flag)
 				return false;
+			
+			assert(0);
 
 			container_abort("elemental_vector::increase_capacity: requesting too many elements\n");
 		}
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ namespace basisu
 
 			if (!can_fit_into_size_t(new_capacity_u64))
 			{
-				assert(0);
-
 				if (nofail_flag)
 					return false;
 
+				assert(0);
+
 				container_abort("elemental_vector::increase_capacity: vector too large\n");
 			}
 		}
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ namespace basisu
 
 		if (!can_fit_into_size_t(desired_size_u64))
 		{
-			assert(0);
-
 			if (nofail_flag)
 				return false;
 
+			assert(0);
+
 			container_abort("elemental_vector::increase_capacity: vector too large\n");
 		}
 
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ namespace basisu
 			if (!new_p)
 			{
 				fprintf(stderr, "elemental_vector::increase_capacity: Allocation failed!\n");
-				assert(0);
-
 				if (nofail_flag)
 					return false;
 
+				assert(0);
+
 				container_abort("elemental_vector::increase_capacity: realloc() failed allocating %zu bytes", desired_size);
 			}
 
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ namespace basisu
 			if (!new_p)
 			{
 				fprintf(stderr, "elemental_vector::increase_capacity: Allocation failed!\n");
-				assert(0);
-
 				if (nofail_flag)
 					return false;
 
+				assert(0);
+
 				container_abort("elemental_vector::increase_capacity: malloc() failed allocating %zu bytes", desired_size);
 			}