diff -up ./esc/src/lib/coolkey/CoolKey.cpp.fix2 ./esc/src/lib/coolkey/CoolKey.cpp
--- ./esc/src/lib/coolkey/CoolKey.cpp.fix2	2018-10-11 18:34:34.622987227 -0700
+++ ./esc/src/lib/coolkey/CoolKey.cpp	2018-10-11 18:36:11.918476971 -0700
@@ -492,13 +492,11 @@ HRESULT CoolKeyGetCUIDDirectly(char *aBu
     }
 
     cardCtxt = CKYCardContext_Create(SCARD_SCOPE_USER);
-    assert(cardCtxt);
     if (!cardCtxt) {
          goto done;
     }
 
     conn = CKYCardConnection_Create(cardCtxt);
-    assert(conn);
     if (!conn) {
         goto done;
     }
@@ -559,13 +557,11 @@ HRESULT CoolKeyGetATRDirectly(char *aBuf
     }
 
     cardCtxt = CKYCardContext_Create(SCARD_SCOPE_USER);
-    assert(cardCtxt);
     if (!cardCtxt) {
          goto done;
     }
 
     conn = CKYCardConnection_Create(cardCtxt);
-    assert(conn);
     if (!conn) {
         goto done;
     }
@@ -629,13 +625,11 @@ HRESULT CoolKeyGetLifeCycleDirectly(CKYB
     }
 
     cardCtxt = CKYCardContext_Create(SCARD_SCOPE_USER);
-    assert(cardCtxt);
     if (!cardCtxt) {
          goto done;
     }
 
     conn = CKYCardConnection_Create(cardCtxt);
-    assert(conn);
     if (!conn) {
         goto done;
     }
@@ -691,13 +685,11 @@ HRESULT CoolKeyGetCPLCDataDirectly(CKYAp
     }
 
     cardCtxt = CKYCardContext_Create(SCARD_SCOPE_USER);
-    assert(cardCtxt);
     if (!cardCtxt) {
          goto done;
     }
 
     conn = CKYCardConnection_Create(cardCtxt);
-    assert(conn);
     if (!conn) {
         goto done;
     }
@@ -752,19 +744,16 @@ static void PR_CALLBACK BlinkTimer(void
         const char *readerName = NULL;
   
         CKYCardContext *cardCtxt = CKYCardContext_Create(SCARD_SCOPE_USER);
-        assert(cardCtxt);
         if (!cardCtxt) {
             goto done;
         }
   
         conn = CKYCardConnection_Create(cardCtxt);
-        assert(conn);
         if (!conn) {
             goto done;
         }
 
         readerName = GetReaderNameForKeyID(&params->mKey);
-        assert(readerName);
         if (!readerName) {
             goto done;
         }
@@ -1336,7 +1325,6 @@ HRESULT CoolKeyGetIssuerInfo(const CoolK
 
     CKYCardContext *cardCtxt = CKYCardContext_Create(SCARD_SCOPE_USER);
 
-    assert(cardCtxt);
     if (!cardCtxt) {
         CoolKeyLogMsg( PR_LOG_ERROR, "%s Attempting to get key issuer info. Can't create Card Context !.\n",GetTStamp(tBuff,56));
         result = E_FAIL;
@@ -1344,7 +1332,6 @@ HRESULT CoolKeyGetIssuerInfo(const CoolK
     }
 
     conn = CKYCardConnection_Create(cardCtxt);
-    assert(conn);
     if (!conn) {
         CoolKeyLogMsg( PR_LOG_ERROR, "%s Attempting to get key issuer info.  Can't create Card Connection!\n",GetTStamp(tBuff,56));
         result = E_FAIL;
@@ -1352,7 +1339,6 @@ HRESULT CoolKeyGetIssuerInfo(const CoolK
     }
 
     readerName = GetReaderNameForKeyID(aKey);
-    assert(readerName);
     if (!readerName) {
         CoolKeyLogMsg( PR_LOG_ERROR, "%s Attempting to get key issuer info.  Can't get reader name!\n",GetTStamp(tBuff,56));
         result = E_FAIL;