diff --git a/src/peer_connection.cpp b/src/peer_connection.cpp
index e7f5028f5..3477a3787 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -2958,7 +2958,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	{
 		INVARIANT_CHECK;
 
-		TORRENT_ASSERT(!m_peer_info || !m_peer_info->optimistically_unchoked);
+		if (m_peer_info && m_peer_info->optimistically_unchoked)
+			m_peer_info->optimistically_unchoked = false;
 
 		if (m_choked) return false;
 		write_choke();
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index ab55b6d0c..e9ba2e19f 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -6920,8 +6920,8 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(b > 0);
 		m_total_redundant_bytes += b;
 		m_ses.add_redundant_bytes(b);
-		TORRENT_ASSERT(m_total_redundant_bytes + m_total_failed_bytes
-			<= m_stat.total_payload_download());
+//		TORRENT_ASSERT(m_total_redundant_bytes + m_total_failed_bytes
+//			<= m_stat.total_payload_download());
 	}
 
 	void torrent::add_failed_bytes(int b)