diff --git a/src/game/BattleGroundAV.cpp b/src/game/BattleGroundAV.cpp
index 17bf3d7a9..160796925 100644
--- a/src/game/BattleGroundAV.cpp
+++ b/src/game/BattleGroundAV.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,8 @@ void BattleGroundAV::AssaultNode(BG_AV_Nodes node, uint32 team)
     assert(team < 3);                                       // alliance:0, horde:1, neutral:2
     assert(m_Nodes[node].TotalOwner != team);
     assert(m_Nodes[node].Owner != team);
-    assert(m_Nodes[node].State != POINT_ASSAULTED || !m_Nodes[node].TotalOwner ); // only assault an assaulted node if no totalowner exists
+    // only assault an assaulted node if no totalowner exists:
+    assert(m_Nodes[node].State != POINT_ASSAULTED || m_Nodes[node].TotalOwner == BG_AV_NEUTRAL_TEAM);
     // the timer gets another time, if the previous owner was 0 == Neutral
     m_Nodes[node].Timer      = (m_Nodes[node].PrevOwner != BG_AV_NEUTRAL_TEAM) ? BG_AV_CAPTIME : BG_AV_SNOWFALL_FIRSTCAP;
     m_Nodes[node].PrevOwner  = m_Nodes[node].Owner;
diff --git a/src/shared/revision_nr.h b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
index 8a14f89ee..168576ebd 100644
--- a/src/shared/revision_nr.h
+++ b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __REVISION_NR_H__
 #define __REVISION_NR_H__
- #define REVISION_NR "8614"
+ #define REVISION_NR "8615"
 #endif // __REVISION_NR_H__