diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index 524d639a9..2d846bd00 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ public class BoardActivity extends XWActivity implements UtilCtxt {
                 break;
 
             default:
-                Assert.assertTrue( false );
+                // just drop it; super.onCreateDialog likely failed
+                break;
             }
         }
         return dialog;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
index a12a0caf2..824009508 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class GamesList extends XWListActivity
                     });
                 break;
             default:
-                Assert.fail();
+                // just drop it; super.onCreateDialog likely failed
                 break;
             }
         }