diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommsAddrRec.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommsAddrRec.java
index 2a8fc2aec..6b074be2f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommsAddrRec.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommsAddrRec.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class CommsAddrRec {
         public boolean add( CommsConnType typ )
         {
             DbgUtils.logf( "CommsConnTypeSet.add(%s)", typ.toString() );
-            Assert.assertFalse( CommsConnType._COMMS_CONN_NONE == typ );
+            // Assert.assertFalse( CommsConnType._COMMS_CONN_NONE == typ );
             boolean result = CommsConnType._COMMS_CONN_NONE == typ ? true
                 : super.add( typ );
             return result;