diff --git a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c
index 9c3990636..f1109780c 100644
--- a/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c
+++ b/openpgpsdk/src/openpgpsdk/validate.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ validate_data_cb(const ops_parser_content_t *content_,ops_parse_cb_info_t *cbinf
 
 		default:
 			fprintf(stderr,"unexpected tag=0x%x\n",content_->tag);
-			assert(0);
+			//assert(0);
 			break;
 	}
 	return OPS_RELEASE_MEMORY;