diff --git a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
index ee7f7ae3a847a..29acbc67b438b 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
@@ -1355,6 +1355,8 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFileAnalyzeLocalInfo(
                                << "but looks odd, keeping";
             item->_instruction = CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_IGNORE;
 
+            Q_ASSERT(false);
+
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1376,6 +1378,7 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFileAnalyzeLocalInfo(
         item->_direction = SyncFileItem::Down;
         // this flag needs to be unset, otherwise a folder would get marked as new in the processSubJobs
         _childModified = false;
+        Q_ASSERT(false);
     };
 
     // Check if it is a move