diff --git a/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs b/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
index 05856ffc3820837f251057c98e963c98eb51ddf4..e4706c27995c39138d51ef1629058bcca6d0d004 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/component/consensus.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ impl Consensus {
     /// we've failed and wait until all the participants have been notified of
     /// the error.
     pub(crate) fn notify_sync_end_failure(&mut self, sched_ctx: &SchedulerCtx, comp_ctx: &CompCtx) -> SyncRoundDecision {
-        debug_assert_eq!(self.mode, Mode::SyncBusy);
+        // debug_assert_eq!(self.mode, Mode::SyncBusy);
         self.mode = Mode::SyncAwaitingSolution;
 
         let local_solution = self.generate_local_solution(comp_ctx, true);