diff --git a/tests/node_hash_set_test.cc b/tests/node_hash_set_test.cc
index d4716ac..8dc5a2a 100644
--- a/tests/node_hash_set_test.cc
+++ b/tests/node_hash_set_test.cc
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ TEST(THIS_TEST_NAME, Emplace) {
    phmap::THIS_HASH_SET<Thing> hs;
    hs.emplace(Thing(0, 1.25));
    hs.emplace(0, 1.3);
-   assert(hs.find(Thing(0, 1.3)) != hs.end());
+   EXPECT_TRUE(hs.find(Thing(0, 1.3)) != hs.end());
 }
 
 }  // namespace