1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sql/wsrep_thd.cc b/sql/wsrep_thd.cc
index f8eaa14d176..c9b3dc90d33 100644
--- a/sql/wsrep_thd.cc
+++ b/sql/wsrep_thd.cc
@@ -586,9 +586,8 @@ bool wsrep_create_appliers(long threads, bool thread_count_lock)
     {
       WSREP_ERROR("Trying to launch slave threads before creating "
                   "connection at '%s'", wsrep_cluster_address);
-      assert(0);
     }
-    return false;
+    return true;
   }
 
   long wsrep_threads= 0;