diff --git a/src/runtime/consensus.rs b/src/runtime/consensus.rs
index 1147f447ef8a25ef9a8b8e0754c36b4527efdfc0..616fc07fbfa1db8177754241900e984f7aa1f667 100644
--- a/src/runtime/consensus.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/consensus.rs
@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ impl Consensus {
         let branch = &mut self.branch_annotations[branch_id.index as usize];
         let port_info = ctx.get_port_by_id(source_port_id).unwrap();
 
-        if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+        dbg_code!({
             // Check for consistent mapping
             let port = branch.channel_mapping.iter()
                 .find(|v| v.channel_id == port_info.channel_id)
                 .unwrap();
             debug_assert!(port.expected_firing == None || port.expected_firing == Some(true));
-        }
+        });
 
         // Check for ports that are being sent
         debug_assert!(self.workspace_ports.is_empty());