diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
index f4a50f22cb2..78330fff998 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkManagerImpl.java
@@ -2641,7 +2641,7 @@ public class NetworkManagerImpl implements NetworkManager, NetworkService, Manag
     @Override
     public String getIpInNetwork(long vmId, long networkId) {
         Nic guestNic = getNicInNetwork(vmId, networkId);
-        assert (guestNic != null && guestNic.getIp4Address() != null) : "Vm doesn't belong to network associated with ipAddress or ip4 address is null...how is it possible?";
+        assert (guestNic != null && guestNic.getIp4Address() != null) : "Vm doesn't belong to network associated with ipAddress or ip4 address is null?";
         return guestNic.getIp4Address();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java
index 877f8d5acf7..cac974a9a0a 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/firewall/FirewallManagerImpl.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class FirewallManagerImpl implements FirewallService, FirewallManager, Ma
         }
         
         Network network = _networkMgr.getNetwork(networkId);
-        assert network != null : "Can't create port forwarding rule as network associated with public ip address is null...how is it possible?";
+        assert network != null : "Can't create port forwarding rule as network associated with public ip address is null?";
         
         if (portStart != null && !NetUtils.isValidPort(portStart)) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("publicPort is an invalid value: " + portStart);