diff --git a/source/de/anomic/crawler/ResultURLs.java b/source/de/anomic/crawler/ResultURLs.java
index dd7815d47..47fd2fa5e 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/crawler/ResultURLs.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/crawler/ResultURLs.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class ResultURLs {
             final byte[] initiatorHash,
             final byte[] executorHash,
             final EventOrigin stackType) {
-        assert initiatorHash != null;
+        // assert initiatorHash != null; // null == proxy !
         assert executorHash != null;
         if (e == null) { return; }
         try {
diff --git a/source/de/anomic/search/Switchboard.java b/source/de/anomic/search/Switchboard.java
index 43a8205dc..317ea4864 100644
--- a/source/de/anomic/search/Switchboard.java
+++ b/source/de/anomic/search/Switchboard.java
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ public final class Switchboard extends serverSwitch {
             final String name, 
             final String failreason
     ) {
-        assert initiator != null;
+        // assert initiator != null; // null == proxy
         // create a new errorURL DB entry
         final Request bentry = new Request(
                 initiator,