diff --git a/linters/tox.ini b/linters/tox.ini
index 4a44e50..5d7ed0f 100644
--- a/linters/tox.ini
+++ b/linters/tox.ini
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ commands = cppcheck \
 			--quiet \
 			--check-level=exhaustive \
 			--enable=warning,portability,performance,style \
-			--suppress=assignmentInAssert \
-			--suppress=assertWithSideEffect \
 			--suppress=variableScope \
 			--inline-suppr \
 			--library=python \
diff --git a/src/dump/main.c b/src/dump/main.c
index 814f2c3..142b00d 100644
--- a/src/dump/main.c
+++ b/src/dump/main.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <float.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "../libs/const.h"
 #include "../libs/errors.h"
diff --git a/src/libs/array.h b/src/libs/array.h
index c7e84db..dc62b81 100644
--- a/src/libs/array.h
+++ b/src/libs/array.h
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <assert.h>
+#include "tools.h"
 
 
 #define US_ARRAY_LEN(x_array) (sizeof(x_array) / sizeof((x_array)[0]))
 
 #define US_ARRAY_ITERATE(x_array, x_start, x_item_ptr, ...) { \
 		const int m_len = US_ARRAY_LEN(x_array); \
-		assert(x_start <= m_len); \
+		US_A(x_start <= m_len); \
 		for (int m_i = x_start; m_i < m_len; ++m_i) { \
 			__typeof__((x_array)[0]) *const x_item_ptr = &x_array[m_i]; \
 			__VA_ARGS__ \
diff --git a/src/libs/capture.c b/src/libs/capture.c
index 0aa515b..ee2021e 100644
--- a/src/libs/capture.c
+++ b/src/libs/capture.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
@@ -471,7 +470,7 @@ int us_capture_hwbuf_grab(us_capture_s *cap, us_capture_hwbuf_s **hw) {
 }
 
 int us_capture_hwbuf_release(const us_capture_s *cap, us_capture_hwbuf_s *hw) {
-	assert(atomic_load(&hw->refs) == 0);
+	US_A(atomic_load(&hw->refs) == 0);
 	const uint i = hw->buf.index;
 	_LOG_DEBUG("Releasing HW buffer=%u ...", i);
 	if (us_xioctl(cap->run->fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &hw->buf) < 0) {
@@ -556,7 +555,7 @@ static void _v4l2_buffer_copy(const struct v4l2_buffer *src, struct v4l2_buffer
 	struct v4l2_plane *dest_planes = dest->m.planes;
 	memcpy(dest, src, sizeof(struct v4l2_buffer));
 	if (src->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE) {
-		assert(dest_planes);
+		US_A(dest_planes);
 		dest->m.planes = dest_planes;
 		memcpy(dest->m.planes, src->m.planes, sizeof(struct v4l2_plane) * VIDEO_MAX_PLANES);
 	}
@@ -911,7 +910,7 @@ static int _capture_open_io_method(us_capture_s *cap) {
 	switch (cap->io_method) {
 		case V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP: return _capture_open_io_method_mmap(cap);
 		case V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR: return _capture_open_io_method_userptr(cap);
-		default: assert(0 && "Unsupported IO method");
+		default: US_RAISE("Unsupported IO method");
 	}
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -972,7 +971,7 @@ static int _capture_open_io_method_mmap(us_capture_s *cap) {
 			_LOG_PERROR("Can't map device buffer=%u", run->n_bufs);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		assert(hw->raw.data != NULL);
+		US_A(hw->raw.data != NULL);
 		hw->raw.allocated = buf_size;
 
 		if (run->capture_mplane) {
@@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ static int _capture_open_io_method_userptr(us_capture_s *cap) {
 
 	for (run->n_bufs = 0; run->n_bufs < req.count; ++run->n_bufs) {
 		us_capture_hwbuf_s *hw = &run->bufs[run->n_bufs];
-		assert((hw->raw.data = aligned_alloc(page_size, buf_size)) != NULL);
+		US_A((hw->raw.data = aligned_alloc(page_size, buf_size)) != NULL);
 		memset(hw->raw.data, 0, buf_size);
 		hw->raw.allocated = buf_size;
 		if (run->capture_mplane) {
diff --git a/src/libs/drm/drm.c b/src/libs/drm/drm.c
index 6d9aac6..618bdf8 100644
--- a/src/libs/drm/drm.c
+++ b/src/libs/drm/drm.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void us_drm_destroy(us_drm_s *drm) {
 int us_drm_open(us_drm_s *drm, const us_capture_s *cap) {
 	us_drm_runtime_s *const run = drm->run;
 
-	assert(run->fd < 0);
+	US_A(run->fd < 0);
 
 	switch (_drm_check_status(drm)) {
 		case 0: break;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void us_drm_close(us_drm_s *drm) {
 	if (run->exposing_dma_fd >= 0) {
 		// Нужно подождать, пока dma_fd не освободится, прежде чем прерывать процесс.
 		// Просто на всякий случай.
-		assert(run->fd >= 0);
+		US_A(run->fd >= 0);
 		us_drm_wait_for_vsync(drm);
 		run->exposing_dma_fd = -1;
 	}
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ void us_drm_close(us_drm_s *drm) {
 int us_drm_ensure_no_signal(us_drm_s *drm) {
 	us_drm_runtime_s *const run = drm->run;
 
-	assert(run->fd >= 0);
-	assert(run->opened > 0);
+	US_A(run->fd >= 0);
+	US_A(run->opened > 0);
 
 	const ldf now_ts = us_get_now_monotonic();
 	if (run->blank_at_ts == 0) {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int us_drm_ensure_no_signal(us_drm_s *drm) {
 }
 
 int us_drm_dpms_power_off(us_drm_s *drm) {
-	assert(drm->run->fd >= 0);
+	US_A(drm->run->fd >= 0);
 	switch (_drm_check_status(drm)) {
 		case 0: break;
 		case US_ERROR_NO_DEVICE: return 0; // Unplugged, nice
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ int us_drm_dpms_power_off(us_drm_s *drm) {
 int us_drm_wait_for_vsync(us_drm_s *drm) {
 	us_drm_runtime_s *const run = drm->run;
 
-	assert(run->fd >= 0);
+	US_A(run->fd >= 0);
 	run->blank_at_ts = 0;
 
 	switch (_drm_check_status(drm)) {
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ static void _drm_vsync_callback(int fd, uint n_frame, uint sec, uint usec, void
 int us_drm_expose_stub(us_drm_s *drm, us_drm_stub_e stub, const us_capture_s *cap) {
 	us_drm_runtime_s *const run = drm->run;
 
-	assert(run->fd >= 0);
-	assert(run->opened > 0);
+	US_A(run->fd >= 0);
+	US_A(run->opened > 0);
 	run->blank_at_ts = 0;
 
 	switch (_drm_check_status(drm)) {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ int us_drm_expose_stub(us_drm_s *drm, us_drm_stub_e stub, const us_capture_s *ca
 #	define DRAW_MSG(x_msg) us_frametext_draw(run->ft, (x_msg), run->mode.hdisplay, run->mode.vdisplay)
 	switch (stub) {
 		case US_DRM_STUB_BAD_RESOLUTION: {
-			assert(cap != NULL);
+			US_A(cap != NULL);
 			char msg[1024];
 			US_SNPRINTF(msg, 1023,
 				"=== PiKVM ==="
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ int us_drm_expose_dma(us_drm_s *drm, const us_capture_hwbuf_s *hw) {
 	us_drm_runtime_s *const run = drm->run;
 	us_drm_buffer_s *const buf = &run->bufs[hw->buf.index];
 
-	assert(run->fd >= 0);
-	assert(run->opened == 0);
+	US_A(run->fd >= 0);
+	US_A(run->opened == 0);
 	run->blank_at_ts = 0;
 
 	switch (_drm_check_status(drm)) {
@@ -706,8 +706,8 @@ static drmModeModeInfo *_find_best_mode(drmModeConnector *conn, uint width, uint
 	if (best == NULL) {
 		best = (conn->count_modes > 0 ? &conn->modes[0] : NULL);
 	}
-	assert(best == NULL || best->hdisplay > 0);
-	assert(best == NULL || best->vdisplay > 0);
+	US_A(best == NULL || best->hdisplay > 0);
+	US_A(best == NULL || best->vdisplay > 0);
 	return best;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/fpsi.c b/src/libs/fpsi.c
index 01c46f8..1c8ce3d 100644
--- a/src/libs/fpsi.c
+++ b/src/libs/fpsi.c
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ void us_fpsi_frame_to_meta(const us_frame_s *frame, us_fpsi_meta_s *meta) {
 
 void us_fpsi_update(us_fpsi_s *fpsi, bool bump, const us_fpsi_meta_s *meta) {
 	if (meta != NULL) {
-		assert(fpsi->with_meta);
+		US_A(fpsi->with_meta);
 	} else {
-		assert(!fpsi->with_meta);
+		US_A(!fpsi->with_meta);
 	}
 
 	const sll now_ts = us_floor_ms(us_get_now_monotonic());
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void us_fpsi_update(us_fpsi_s *fpsi, bool bump, const us_fpsi_meta_s *meta) {
 		// Fast mutex-less store method
 		ull state = (ull)fpsi->accum & 0xFFFF;
 		if (fpsi->with_meta) {
-			assert(meta != NULL);
+			US_A(meta != NULL);
 			state |= (ull)(meta->width & 0xFFFF) << 16;
 			state |= (ull)(meta->height & 0xFFFF) << 32;
 			state |= (ull)(meta->online ? 1 : 0) << 48;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void us_fpsi_update(us_fpsi_s *fpsi, bool bump, const us_fpsi_meta_s *meta) {
 
 uint us_fpsi_get(us_fpsi_s *fpsi, us_fpsi_meta_s *meta) {
 	if (meta != NULL) {
-		assert(fpsi->with_meta);
+		US_A(fpsi->with_meta);
 	}
 
 	// Между чтением инфы и времени может быть гонка,
diff --git a/src/libs/frame.c b/src/libs/frame.c
index bb41d1c..a770969 100644
--- a/src/libs/frame.c
+++ b/src/libs/frame.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
 
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ uint us_frame_get_padding(const us_frame_s *frame) {
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			assert(0 && "Unknown format");
+			US_RAISE("Unknown format");
 	}
 	if (bytes_per_pixel > 0 && frame->stride > frame->width) {
 		return (frame->stride - frame->width * bytes_per_pixel);
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ bool us_is_jpeg(uint format) {
 }
 
 const char *us_fourcc_to_string(uint format, char *buf, uz size) {
-	assert(size >= 8);
+	US_A(size >= 8);
 	buf[0] = format & 0x7F;
 	buf[1] = (format >> 8) & 0x7F;
 	buf[2] = (format >> 16) & 0x7F;
diff --git a/src/libs/frame.h b/src/libs/frame.h
index d39f0f9..74c4551 100644
--- a/src/libs/frame.h
+++ b/src/libs/frame.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 
 static inline void us_frame_encoding_begin(const us_frame_s *src, us_frame_s *dest, uint format) {
-	assert(src->used > 0);
+	US_A(src->used > 0);
 	US_FRAME_COPY_META(src, dest);
 	dest->encode_begin_ts = us_get_now_monotonic();
 	dest->format = format;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static inline void us_frame_encoding_begin(const us_frame_s *src, us_frame_s *de
 }
 
 static inline void us_frame_encoding_end(us_frame_s *dest) {
-	assert(dest->used > 0);
+	US_A(dest->used > 0);
 	dest->encode_end_ts = us_get_now_monotonic();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/frametext.c b/src/libs/frametext.c
index 7429628..d5adfc7 100644
--- a/src/libs/frametext.c
+++ b/src/libs/frametext.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ To access the nth pixel in a row, right-shift by n.
 */
 
 void us_frametext_draw(us_frametext_s *ft, const char *text, uint width, uint height) {
-	assert(width > 0);
-	assert(height > 0);
+	US_A(width > 0);
+	US_A(height > 0);
 
 	us_frame_s *const frame = ft->frame;
 
diff --git a/src/libs/list.h b/src/libs/list.h
index 918ffdf..ebae607 100644
--- a/src/libs/list.h
+++ b/src/libs/list.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <assert.h>
+#include "tools.h"
 
 
 #define US_LIST_DECLARE \
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@
 
 #define US_LIST_REMOVE_C(x_first, x_item, x_count) { \
 		US_LIST_REMOVE(x_first, x_item); \
-		assert((x_count) >= 1); \
+		US_A((x_count) >= 1); \
 		--(x_count); \
 	}
diff --git a/src/libs/logging.h b/src/libs/logging.h
index 5f17c1c..18601b1 100644
--- a/src/libs/logging.h
+++ b/src/libs/logging.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
diff --git a/src/libs/memsink.c b/src/libs/memsink.c
index 7a5e181..71ca94c 100644
--- a/src/libs/memsink.c
+++ b/src/libs/memsink.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ bool us_memsink_server_check(us_memsink_s *sink, const us_frame_s *frame) {
 	// Если frame == NULL, то только проверяем наличие клиентов
 	// или необходимость инициализировать память.
 
-	assert(sink->server);
+	US_A(sink->server);
 
 	if (sink->mem->magic != US_MEMSINK_MAGIC || sink->mem->version != US_MEMSINK_VERSION) {
 		// Если регион памяти не был инициализирован, то нужно что-то туда положить.
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ bool us_memsink_server_check(us_memsink_s *sink, const us_frame_s *frame) {
 }
 
 int us_memsink_server_put(us_memsink_s *sink, const us_frame_s *frame, bool *key_requested) {
-	assert(sink->server);
+	US_A(sink->server);
 
 	const ldf now = us_get_now_monotonic();
 
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ int us_memsink_server_put(us_memsink_s *sink, const us_frame_s *frame, bool *key
 }
 
 int us_memsink_client_get(us_memsink_s *sink, us_frame_s *frame, bool *key_requested, bool key_required) {
-	assert(!sink->server); // Client only
+	US_A(!sink->server); // Client only
 
 	if (us_flock_timedwait_monotonic(sink->fd, sink->timeout) < 0) {
 		if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
diff --git a/src/libs/memsinksh.c b/src/libs/memsinksh.c
index 02a2e3f..d93ce7e 100644
--- a/src/libs/memsinksh.c
+++ b/src/libs/memsinksh.c
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
 #include "types.h"
+#include "tools.h"
 
 
 us_memsink_shared_s *us_memsink_shared_map(int fd, uz data_size) {
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ us_memsink_shared_s *us_memsink_shared_map(int fd, uz data_size) {
 	if (mem == MAP_FAILED) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	assert(mem != NULL);
+	US_A(mem != NULL);
 	return mem;
 }
 
 int us_memsink_shared_unmap(us_memsink_shared_s *mem, uz data_size) {
-	assert(mem != NULL);
+	US_A(mem != NULL);
 	return munmap(mem, sizeof(us_memsink_shared_s) + data_size);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/options.c b/src/libs/options.c
index 8bc5943..6a0d474 100644
--- a/src/libs/options.c
+++ b/src/libs/options.c
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "types.h"
+#include "tools.h"
 
 
 void us_build_short_options(const struct option opts[], char *short_opts, uz size) {
 	memset(short_opts, 0, size);
     for (uint short_i = 0, opt_i = 0; opts[opt_i].name != NULL; ++opt_i) {
-		assert(short_i < size - 3);
+		US_A(short_i < size - 3);
         if (isalpha(opts[opt_i].val)) {
             short_opts[short_i] = opts[opt_i].val;
             ++short_i;
diff --git a/src/libs/queue.c b/src/libs/queue.c
index c17180c..d72f656 100644
--- a/src/libs/queue.c
+++ b/src/libs/queue.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -41,11 +40,11 @@ us_queue_s *us_queue_init(uint capacity) {
 	US_MUTEX_INIT(q->mutex);
 
 	pthread_condattr_t attrs;
-	assert(!pthread_condattr_init(&attrs));
-	assert(!pthread_condattr_setclock(&attrs, CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
-	assert(!pthread_cond_init(&q->full_cond, &attrs));
-	assert(!pthread_cond_init(&q->empty_cond, &attrs));
-	assert(!pthread_condattr_destroy(&attrs));
+	US_A(!pthread_condattr_init(&attrs));
+	US_A(!pthread_condattr_setclock(&attrs, CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
+	US_A(!pthread_cond_init(&q->full_cond, &attrs));
+	US_A(!pthread_cond_init(&q->empty_cond, &attrs));
+	US_A(!pthread_condattr_destroy(&attrs));
 	return q;
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ void us_queue_destroy(us_queue_s *q) {
 
 #define _WAIT_OR_UNLOCK(x_var, x_cond) { \
 		struct timespec m_ts; \
-		assert(!clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &m_ts)); \
+		US_A(!clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &m_ts)); \
 		us_ld_to_timespec(us_timespec_to_ld(&m_ts) + timeout, &m_ts); \
 		while (x_var) { \
 			const int err = pthread_cond_timedwait(&(x_cond), &q->mutex, &m_ts); \
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ void us_queue_destroy(us_queue_s *q) {
 				US_MUTEX_UNLOCK(q->mutex); \
 				return -1; \
 			} \
-			assert(!err); \
+			US_A(!err); \
 		} \
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/libs/ring.c b/src/libs/ring.c
index 3444d5b..3cf6549 100644
--- a/src/libs/ring.c
+++ b/src/libs/ring.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 *****************************************************************************/
 
 
-#include <assert.h>
-
 #include "ring.h"
 
 #include "types.h"
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ us_ring_s *us_ring_init(uint capacity) {
 	ring->consumer = us_queue_init(capacity);
 	for (uint ri = 0; ri < capacity; ++ri) {
 		ring->places[ri] = ri; // XXX: Just to avoid casting between pointer and uint
-		assert(!us_queue_put(ring->producer, (void*)(ring->places + ri), 0));
+		US_A(!us_queue_put(ring->producer, (void*)(ring->places + ri), 0));
 	}
 	return ring;
 }
@@ -82,5 +80,5 @@ int _acquire(us_ring_s *ring, us_queue_s *q, ldf timeout) {
 }
 
 void _release(us_ring_s *ring, us_queue_s *q, uint ri) {
-	assert(!us_queue_put(q, (void*)(ring->places + ri), 0));
+	US_A(!us_queue_put(q, (void*)(ring->places + ri), 0));
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/signal.c b/src/libs/signal.c
index e7c461f..aa601ed 100644
--- a/src/libs/signal.c
+++ b/src/libs/signal.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && __GLIBC__ >= 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 32
 #	define HAS_SIGABBREV_NP
@@ -58,25 +57,25 @@ char *us_signum_to_string(int signum) {
 void us_install_signals_handler(us_signal_handler_f handler, bool ignore_sigpipe) {
 	struct sigaction sig_act = {0};
 
-	assert(!sigemptyset(&sig_act.sa_mask));
+	US_A(!sigemptyset(&sig_act.sa_mask));
 	sig_act.sa_handler = handler;
-	assert(!sigaddset(&sig_act.sa_mask, SIGINT));
-	assert(!sigaddset(&sig_act.sa_mask, SIGTERM));
+	US_A(!sigaddset(&sig_act.sa_mask, SIGINT));
+	US_A(!sigaddset(&sig_act.sa_mask, SIGTERM));
 	if (!ignore_sigpipe) {
-	    assert(!sigaddset(&sig_act.sa_mask, SIGPIPE));
+	    US_A(!sigaddset(&sig_act.sa_mask, SIGPIPE));
 	}
 
 	US_LOG_DEBUG("Installing SIGINT handler ...");
-	assert(!sigaction(SIGINT, &sig_act, NULL));
+	US_A(!sigaction(SIGINT, &sig_act, NULL));
 
 	US_LOG_DEBUG("Installing SIGTERM handler ...");
-	assert(!sigaction(SIGTERM, &sig_act, NULL));
+	US_A(!sigaction(SIGTERM, &sig_act, NULL));
 
 	if (!ignore_sigpipe) {
 		US_LOG_DEBUG("Installing SIGPIPE handler ...");
-		assert(!sigaction(SIGPIPE, &sig_act, NULL));
+		US_A(!sigaction(SIGPIPE, &sig_act, NULL));
 	} else {
 		US_LOG_DEBUG("Ignoring SIGPIPE ...");
-		assert(signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN) != SIG_ERR);
+		US_A(signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN) != SIG_ERR);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/threading.h b/src/libs/threading.h
index fcd32e9..2f161af 100644
--- a/src/libs/threading.h
+++ b/src/libs/threading.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 
@@ -47,8 +46,8 @@
 #	define US_THREAD_NAME_SIZE ((uz)16)
 #endif
 
-#define US_THREAD_CREATE(x_tid, x_func, x_arg)	assert(!pthread_create(&(x_tid), NULL, (x_func), (x_arg)))
-#define US_THREAD_JOIN(x_tid)					assert(!pthread_join((x_tid), NULL))
+#define US_THREAD_CREATE(x_tid, x_func, x_arg)	US_A(!pthread_create(&(x_tid), NULL, (x_func), (x_arg)))
+#define US_THREAD_JOIN(x_tid)					US_A(!pthread_join((x_tid), NULL))
 
 #ifdef WITH_PTHREAD_NP
 #	define US_THREAD_RENAME(x_fmt, ...) { \
@@ -65,16 +64,16 @@
 		us_thread_block_signals(); \
 	}
 
-#define US_MUTEX_INIT(x_mutex)		assert(!pthread_mutex_init(&(x_mutex), NULL))
-#define US_MUTEX_DESTROY(x_mutex)	assert(!pthread_mutex_destroy(&(x_mutex)))
-#define US_MUTEX_LOCK(x_mutex)		assert(!pthread_mutex_lock(&(x_mutex)))
-#define US_MUTEX_UNLOCK(x_mutex)	assert(!pthread_mutex_unlock(&(x_mutex)))
+#define US_MUTEX_INIT(x_mutex)		US_A(!pthread_mutex_init(&(x_mutex), NULL))
+#define US_MUTEX_DESTROY(x_mutex)	US_A(!pthread_mutex_destroy(&(x_mutex)))
+#define US_MUTEX_LOCK(x_mutex)		US_A(!pthread_mutex_lock(&(x_mutex)))
+#define US_MUTEX_UNLOCK(x_mutex)	US_A(!pthread_mutex_unlock(&(x_mutex)))
 
-#define US_COND_INIT(x_cond)		assert(!pthread_cond_init(&(x_cond), NULL))
-#define US_COND_DESTROY(x_cond)		assert(!pthread_cond_destroy(&(x_cond)))
-#define US_COND_SIGNAL(x_cond)		assert(!pthread_cond_signal(&(x_cond)))
-#define US_COND_BROADCAST(x_cond)	assert(!pthread_cond_broadcast(&(x_cond)))
-#define US_COND_WAIT_FOR(x_var, x_cond, x_mutex) { while(!(x_var)) assert(!pthread_cond_wait(&(x_cond), &(x_mutex))); }
+#define US_COND_INIT(x_cond)		US_A(!pthread_cond_init(&(x_cond), NULL))
+#define US_COND_DESTROY(x_cond)		US_A(!pthread_cond_destroy(&(x_cond)))
+#define US_COND_SIGNAL(x_cond)		US_A(!pthread_cond_signal(&(x_cond)))
+#define US_COND_BROADCAST(x_cond)	US_A(!pthread_cond_broadcast(&(x_cond)))
+#define US_COND_WAIT_FOR(x_var, x_cond, x_mutex) { while(!(x_var)) US_A(!pthread_cond_wait(&(x_cond), &(x_mutex))); }
 
 
 #ifdef WITH_PTHREAD_NP
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ INLINE void us_thread_get_name(char *name) { // Always required for logging
 		const pid_t tid = syscall(SYS_gettid);
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
 		long id;
-		assert(!syscall(SYS_thr_self, &id));
+		US_A(!syscall(SYS_thr_self, &id));
 		const pid_t tid = id;
 #elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		const pid_t tid = syscall(SYS_getthrid);
@@ -135,8 +134,8 @@ INLINE void us_thread_get_name(char *name) { // Always required for logging
 
 INLINE void us_thread_block_signals(void) {
 	sigset_t mask;
-	assert(!sigemptyset(&mask));
-	assert(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGINT));
-	assert(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM));
-	assert(!pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, NULL));
+	US_A(!sigemptyset(&mask));
+	US_A(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGINT));
+	US_A(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM));
+	US_A(!pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, NULL));
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/tools.h b/src/libs/tools.h
index 8d54dcf..ffad912 100644
--- a/src/libs/tools.h
+++ b/src/libs/tools.h
@@ -51,14 +51,17 @@
 
 #define INLINE inline __attribute__((always_inline))
 
-#define US_CALLOC(x_dest, x_nmemb)		assert(((x_dest) = calloc((x_nmemb), sizeof(*(x_dest)))) != NULL)
-#define US_REALLOC(x_dest, x_nmemb)		assert(((x_dest) = realloc((x_dest), (x_nmemb) * sizeof(*(x_dest)))) != NULL)
+#define US_A(x_arg)		{ const bool m_ar = (x_arg); assert(m_ar && #x_arg); }
+#define US_RAISE(x_msg)	assert(0 && x_msg)
+
+#define US_CALLOC(x_dest, x_nmemb)		US_A(((x_dest) = calloc((x_nmemb), sizeof(*(x_dest)))) != NULL)
+#define US_REALLOC(x_dest, x_nmemb)		US_A(((x_dest) = realloc((x_dest), (x_nmemb) * sizeof(*(x_dest)))) != NULL)
 #define US_DELETE(x_dest, x_free)		{ if (x_dest) { x_free(x_dest); x_dest = NULL; } }
 #define US_CLOSE_FD(x_dest)				{ if (x_dest >= 0) { close(x_dest); x_dest = -1; } }
 #define US_MEMSET_ZERO(x_obj)			memset(&(x_obj), 0, sizeof(x_obj))
 
-#define US_SNPRINTF(x_dest, x_size, x_fmt, ...)	assert(snprintf((x_dest), (x_size), (x_fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__) > 0)
-#define US_ASPRINTF(x_dest, x_fmt, ...)			assert(asprintf(&(x_dest), (x_fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__) > 0)
+#define US_SNPRINTF(x_dest, x_size, x_fmt, ...)	US_A(snprintf((x_dest), (x_size), (x_fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__) > 0)
+#define US_ASPRINTF(x_dest, x_fmt, ...)			US_A(asprintf(&(x_dest), (x_fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__) > 0)
 
 #define US_MIN(x_a, x_b) ({ \
 		__typeof__(x_a) m_a = (x_a); \
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@
 
 INLINE char *us_strdup(const char *str) {
 	char *const new = strdup(str);
-	assert(new != NULL);
+	US_A(new != NULL);
 	return new;
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ INLINE u32 us_triple_u32(u32 x) {
 
 INLINE void us_get_now(clockid_t clk_id, time_t *sec, long *msec) {
 	struct timespec ts;
-	assert(!clock_gettime(clk_id, &ts));
+	US_A(!clock_gettime(clk_id, &ts));
 	*sec = ts.tv_sec;
 	*msec = round(ts.tv_nsec / 1.0e6);
 
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ INLINE ldf us_get_now_monotonic(void) {
 
 INLINE u64 us_get_now_monotonic_u64(void) {
 	struct timespec ts;
-	assert(!clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts));
+	US_A(!clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts));
 	return (u64)(ts.tv_nsec / 1000) + (u64)ts.tv_sec * 1000000;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/unjpeg.c b/src/libs/unjpeg.c
index 0f21b61..3c7f532 100644
--- a/src/libs/unjpeg.c
+++ b/src/libs/unjpeg.c
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <setjmp.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <jpeglib.h>
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
 
 #include "types.h"
+#include "tools.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "frame.h"
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void _jpeg_error_handler(j_common_ptr jpeg);
 
 
 int us_unjpeg(const us_frame_s *src, us_frame_s *dest, bool decode) {
-	assert(us_is_jpeg(src->format));
+	US_A(us_is_jpeg(src->format));
 
 	volatile int retval = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/encoder.c b/src/ustreamer/encoder.c
index 85826f8..f059466 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/encoder.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/encoder.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <strings.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ void us_encoder_open(us_encoder_s *enc, us_capture_s *cap) {
 	us_encoder_runtime_s *const run = enc->run;
 	us_capture_runtime_s *const cr = cap->run;
 
-	assert(run->pool == NULL);
+	US_A(run->pool == NULL);
 
 	us_encoder_type_e type = enc->type;
 	uint quality = cap->jpeg_quality;
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ void us_encoder_open(us_encoder_s *enc, us_capture_s *cap) {
 }
 
 void us_encoder_close(us_encoder_s *enc) {
-	assert(enc->run->pool != NULL);
+	US_A(enc->run->pool != NULL);
 	US_DELETE(enc->run->pool, us_workers_pool_destroy);
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ static bool _worker_run_job(us_worker_s *wr) {
 		}
 
 	} else {
-		assert(0 && "Unknown encoder type");
+		US_RAISE("Unknown encoder type");
 	}
 
 	US_LOG_VERBOSE("Compressed new JPEG: size=%zu, time=%0.3Lf, worker=%s, buffer=%u",
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/encoders/cpu/encoder.c b/src/ustreamer/encoders/cpu/encoder.c
index 75366b1..4ae09f8 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/encoders/cpu/encoder.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/encoders/cpu/encoder.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <jpeglib.h>
 
@@ -140,7 +139,8 @@ void us_cpu_encoder_compress(const us_frame_s *src, us_frame_s *dest, uint quali
 			_jpeg_write_scanlines_bgr24(&jpeg, src);
 #			endif
 			break;
-		default: assert(0 && "Unsupported input format for CPU encoder"); return;
+		default:
+			US_RAISE("Unsupported input format for CPU encoder");
 	}
 
 	jpeg_finish_compress(&jpeg);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void us_cpu_encoder_compress(const us_frame_s *src, us_frame_s *dest, uint quali
 
 static void _jpeg_set_dest_frame(j_compress_ptr jpeg, us_frame_s *frame) {
 	if (jpeg->dest == NULL) {
-		assert((jpeg->dest = (struct jpeg_destination_mgr*)(*jpeg->mem->alloc_small)(
+		US_A((jpeg->dest = (struct jpeg_destination_mgr*)(*jpeg->mem->alloc_small)(
 			(j_common_ptr) jpeg, JPOOL_PERMANENT, sizeof(_jpeg_dest_manager_s)
 		)) != NULL);
 	}
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ static void _jpeg_write_scanlines_yuv(struct jpeg_compress_struct *jpeg, const u
 				u = data[0];
 				v = data[2];
 			} else {
-				assert(0 && "Unsupported pixel format");
-				return; // Makes linter happy
+				US_RAISE("Unsupported pixel format");
 			}
 
 			ptr[0] = y;
@@ -247,8 +246,7 @@ static void _jpeg_write_scanlines_yuv_planar(struct jpeg_compress_struct *jpeg,
 					v = chroma1_data[chroma_position];
 					break;
 				default:
-					assert(0 && "Unsupported pixel format");
-					return; // Makes linter happy
+					US_RAISE("Unsupported pixel format");
 			}
 
 			ptr[0] = y;
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ static void _jpeg_init_destination(j_compress_ptr jpeg) {
 	_jpeg_dest_manager_s *const dest = (_jpeg_dest_manager_s*)jpeg->dest;
 
 	// Allocate the output buffer - it will be released when done with image
-	assert((dest->buf = (JOCTET*)(*jpeg->mem->alloc_small)(
+	US_A((dest->buf = (JOCTET*)(*jpeg->mem->alloc_small)(
 		(j_common_ptr) jpeg, JPOOL_IMAGE, JPEG_OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE * sizeof(JOCTET)
 	)) != NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/encoders/hw/encoder.c b/src/ustreamer/encoders/hw/encoder.c
index 326d31e..7e35495 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/encoders/hw/encoder.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/encoders/hw/encoder.c
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 #include "encoder.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
 
 #include "../../../libs/types.h"
+#include "../../../libs/tools.h"
 #include "../../../libs/frame.h"
 
 #include "huffman.h"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static bool _is_huffman(const u8 *data);
 
 
 void us_hw_encoder_compress(const us_frame_s *src, us_frame_s *dest) {
-	assert(us_is_jpeg(src->format));
+	US_A(us_is_jpeg(src->format));
 	_copy_plus_huffman(src, dest);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.c b/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.c
index 75029da..510c6eb 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void _gpio_output_destroy(us_gpio_output_s *out);
 
 void us_gpio_init(void) {
 #	ifndef HAVE_GPIOD2
-	assert(us_g_gpio.chip == NULL);
+	US_A(us_g_gpio.chip == NULL);
 #	endif
 	if (
 		us_g_gpio.prog_running.pin >= 0
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ int us_gpio_inner_set(us_gpio_output_s *out, bool on) {
 	int retval = 0;
 
 #	ifndef HAVE_GPIOD2
-	assert(us_g_gpio.chip != NULL);
+	US_A(us_g_gpio.chip != NULL);
 #	endif
-	assert(out->line != NULL);
-	assert(out->on != on); // Must be checked in macro for the performance
+	US_A(out->line != NULL);
+	US_A(out->on != on); // Must be checked in macro for the performance
 	US_MUTEX_LOCK(us_g_gpio.mutex);
 
 #	ifdef HAVE_GPIOD2
@@ -117,24 +117,24 @@ int us_gpio_inner_set(us_gpio_output_s *out, bool on) {
 }
 
 static void _gpio_output_init(us_gpio_output_s *out, struct gpiod_chip *chip) {
-	assert(out->line == NULL);
+	US_A(out->line == NULL);
 
 	US_ASPRINTF(out->consumer, "%s::%s", us_g_gpio.consumer_prefix, out->role);
 
 	if (out->pin >= 0) {
 #		ifdef HAVE_GPIOD2
 		struct gpiod_line_settings *line_settings;
-		assert(line_settings = gpiod_line_settings_new());
-		assert(!gpiod_line_settings_set_direction(line_settings, GPIOD_LINE_DIRECTION_OUTPUT));
-		assert(!gpiod_line_settings_set_output_value(line_settings, false));
+		US_A(line_settings = gpiod_line_settings_new());
+		US_A(!gpiod_line_settings_set_direction(line_settings, GPIOD_LINE_DIRECTION_OUTPUT));
+		US_A(!gpiod_line_settings_set_output_value(line_settings, false));
 
 		struct gpiod_line_config *line_config;
-		assert(line_config = gpiod_line_config_new());
+		US_A(line_config = gpiod_line_config_new());
 		const unsigned offset = out->pin;
-		assert(!gpiod_line_config_add_line_settings(line_config, &offset, 1, line_settings));
+		US_A(!gpiod_line_config_add_line_settings(line_config, &offset, 1, line_settings));
 
 		struct gpiod_request_config *req_config;
-		assert(req_config = gpiod_request_config_new());
+		US_A(req_config = gpiod_request_config_new());
 		gpiod_request_config_set_consumer(req_config, out->consumer);
 
 		if ((out->line = gpiod_chip_request_lines(chip, req_config, line_config)) == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.h b/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.h
index cc29b6f..8bf3d5c 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.h
+++ b/src/ustreamer/gpio/gpio.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <gpiod.h>
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/http/server.c b/src/ustreamer/http/server.c
index 1a83353..cbd34c6 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/http/server.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/http/server.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -102,12 +101,12 @@ static bool _expose_frame(us_server_s *server, const us_frame_s *frame);
 #define _LOG_VERBOSE(x_msg, ...)	US_LOG_VERBOSE("HTTP: " x_msg, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define _LOG_DEBUG(x_msg, ...)		US_LOG_DEBUG("HTTP: " x_msg, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define _A_EVBUFFER_NEW(x_buf)						assert((x_buf = evbuffer_new()) != NULL)
-#define _A_EVBUFFER_ADD(x_buf, x_data, x_size)		assert(!evbuffer_add(x_buf, x_data, x_size))
-#define _A_EVBUFFER_ADD_PRINTF(x_buf, x_fmt, ...)	assert(evbuffer_add_printf(x_buf, x_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__) >= 0)
+#define _A_EVBUFFER_NEW(x_buf)						US_A((x_buf = evbuffer_new()) != NULL)
+#define _A_EVBUFFER_ADD(x_buf, x_data, x_size)		US_A(!evbuffer_add(x_buf, x_data, x_size))
+#define _A_EVBUFFER_ADD_PRINTF(x_buf, x_fmt, ...)	US_A(evbuffer_add_printf(x_buf, x_fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__) >= 0)
 
 #define _A_ADD_HEADER(x_req, x_key, x_value) \
-		assert(!evhttp_add_header(evhttp_request_get_output_headers(x_req), x_key, x_value))
+		US_A(!evhttp_add_header(evhttp_request_get_output_headers(x_req), x_key, x_value))
 
 
 us_server_s *us_server_init(us_stream_s *stream) {
@@ -135,9 +134,9 @@ us_server_s *us_server_init(us_stream_s *stream) {
 	server->stream = stream;
 	server->run = run;
 
-	assert(!evthread_use_pthreads());
-	assert((run->base = event_base_new()) != NULL);
-	assert((run->http = evhttp_new(run->base)) != NULL);
+	US_A(!evthread_use_pthreads());
+	US_A((run->base = event_base_new()) != NULL);
+	US_A((run->http = evhttp_new(run->base)) != NULL);
 	evhttp_set_allowed_methods(run->http, EVHTTP_REQ_GET|EVHTTP_REQ_HEAD|EVHTTP_REQ_OPTIONS);
 	return server;
 }
@@ -188,17 +187,17 @@ int us_server_listen(us_server_s *server) {
 			_LOG_INFO("Enabling the file server: %s", server->static_path);
 			evhttp_set_gencb(run->http, _http_callback_static, (void*)server);
 		} else {
-			assert(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/", _http_callback_root, (void*)server));
-			assert(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/favicon.ico", _http_callback_favicon, (void*)server));
+			US_A(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/", _http_callback_root, (void*)server));
+			US_A(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/favicon.ico", _http_callback_favicon, (void*)server));
 		}
-		assert(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/state", _http_callback_state, (void*)server));
-		assert(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/snapshot", _http_callback_snapshot, (void*)server));
-		assert(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/stream", _http_callback_stream, (void*)server));
+		US_A(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/state", _http_callback_state, (void*)server));
+		US_A(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/snapshot", _http_callback_snapshot, (void*)server));
+		US_A(!evhttp_set_cb(run->http, "/stream", _http_callback_stream, (void*)server));
 	}
 
 	us_frame_copy(stream->run->blank->jpeg, ex->frame);
 
-	assert((run->refresher = event_new(run->base, -1, 0, _http_refresher, server)) != NULL);
+	US_A((run->refresher = event_new(run->base, -1, 0, _http_refresher, server)) != NULL);
 	stream->run->http->jpeg_refresher = run->refresher;
 
 	evhttp_set_timeout(run->http, server->timeout);
@@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ static void _http_callback_stream(struct evhttp_request *req, void *v_server) {
 		if (server->tcp_nodelay && run->ext_fd >= 0) {
 			_LOG_DEBUG("Setting up TCP_NODELAY to the client %s ...", client->hostport);
 			const evutil_socket_t fd = bufferevent_getfd(buf_event);
-			assert(fd >= 0);
+			US_A(fd >= 0);
 			int on = 1;
 			if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (void*)&on, sizeof(on)) != 0) {
 				_LOG_PERROR("Can't set TCP_NODELAY to the client %s", client->hostport);
@@ -703,7 +702,7 @@ static void _http_callback_stream_write(struct bufferevent *buf_event, void *v_c
 			ADD_ADVANCE_HEADERS;
 		}
 
-		assert(!bufferevent_write_buffer(buf_event, buf));
+		US_A(!bufferevent_write_buffer(buf_event, buf));
 		client->need_initial = false;
 	}
 
@@ -763,7 +762,7 @@ static void _http_callback_stream_write(struct bufferevent *buf_event, void *v_c
 		ADD_ADVANCE_HEADERS;
 	}
 
-	assert(!bufferevent_write_buffer(buf_event, buf));
+	US_A(!bufferevent_write_buffer(buf_event, buf));
 	evbuffer_free(buf);
 
 	bufferevent_setcb(buf_event, NULL, NULL, _http_callback_stream_error, (void*)client);
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/http/static.c b/src/ustreamer/http/static.c
index 699ebde..99dc271 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/http/static.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/http/static.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ char *us_find_static_file_path(const char *root_path, const char *req_path) {
 	}
 
 	US_CALLOC(path, strlen(root_path) + strlen(simplified_path) + 16); // + reserved for /index.html
-	assert(sprintf(path, "%s/%s", root_path, simplified_path) > 0);
+	US_A(sprintf(path, "%s/%s", root_path, simplified_path) > 0);
 
 	struct stat st;
 #	define LOAD_STAT { \
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/http/systemd/systemd.c b/src/ustreamer/http/systemd/systemd.c
index ae4f421..8c42bbe 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/http/systemd/systemd.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/http/systemd/systemd.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "systemd.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <event2/http.h>
 #include <event2/util.h>
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ evutil_socket_t us_evhttp_bind_systemd(struct evhttp *http) {
 	}
 	fd = SD_LISTEN_FDS_START;
 
-	assert(!evutil_make_socket_nonblocking(fd));
+	US_A(!evutil_make_socket_nonblocking(fd));
 
 	if (evhttp_accept_socket(http, fd) < 0) {
 		US_LOG_PERROR("HTTP: Can't evhttp_accept_socket() systemd socket");
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/http/tools.c b/src/ustreamer/http/tools.c
index e6b2678..97cd7bb 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/http/tools.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/http/tools.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
@@ -54,8 +53,8 @@ evutil_socket_t us_evhttp_bind_unix(struct evhttp *http, const char *path, bool
 	addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 
 	const evutil_socket_t fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-	assert(fd >= 0);
-	assert(!evutil_make_socket_nonblocking(fd));
+	US_A(fd >= 0);
+	US_A(!evutil_make_socket_nonblocking(fd));
 
 	if (rm && unlink(path) < 0) {
 		if (errno != ENOENT) {
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ char *us_evhttp_get_hostport(struct evhttp_request *req) {
 	const char *xff = us_evhttp_get_header(req, "X-Forwarded-For");
 	if (xff != NULL) {
 		US_DELETE(addr, free);
-		assert((addr = strndup(xff, 1024)) != NULL);
+		US_A((addr = strndup(xff, 1024)) != NULL);
 		for (uint i = 0; addr[i]; ++i) {
 			if (addr[i] == ',') {
 				addr[i] = '\0';
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/m2m.c b/src/ustreamer/m2m.c
index 5eef93e..d0b08ae 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/m2m.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/m2m.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ us_m2m_encoder_s *us_m2m_mjpeg_encoder_init(const char *name, const char *path,
 	double bitrate = log10(quality) * (b_max - b_min) / 2 + b_min;
 	bitrate = step * round(bitrate / step);
 	bitrate *= 1000; // From Kbps
-	assert(bitrate > 0);
+	US_A(bitrate > 0);
 	return _m2m_encoder_init(name, path, V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG, bitrate, 0, 0, true, false);
 }
 
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@ static int _m2m_encoder_init_buffers(
 			_LOG_PERROR("Can't map %s buffer=%u", name, *n_bufs_ptr);
 			goto error;
 		}
-		assert((*bufs_ptr)[*n_bufs_ptr].data != NULL);
+		US_A((*bufs_ptr)[*n_bufs_ptr].data != NULL);
 		(*bufs_ptr)[*n_bufs_ptr].allocated = plane.length;
 
 		_LOG_DEBUG("Queuing %s buffer=%u ...", name, *n_bufs_ptr);
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ static int _m2m_encoder_compress_raw(
 ) {
 	us_m2m_encoder_runtime_s *const run = enc->run;
 
-	assert(run->ready);
+	US_A(run->ready);
 
 	if (force_key) {
 		struct v4l2_control ctl = {0};
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/main.c b/src/ustreamer/main.c
index b828b2c..d758080 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/main.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/main.c
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ static us_server_s	*_g_server = NULL;
 
 static void _block_thread_signals(void) {
 	sigset_t mask;
-	assert(!sigemptyset(&mask));
-	assert(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGINT));
-	assert(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM));
-	assert(!pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, NULL));
+	US_A(!sigemptyset(&mask));
+	US_A(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGINT));
+	US_A(!sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM));
+	US_A(!pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, NULL));
 }
 
 static void *_stream_loop_thread(void *arg) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void _signal_handler(int signum) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	assert(argc >= 0);
+	US_A(argc >= 0);
 	int exit_code = 0;
 
 	US_LOGGING_INIT;
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/options.c b/src/ustreamer/options.c
index f766ed9..e2a777b 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/options.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/options.c
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "../libs/types.h"
 #include "../libs/const.h"
+#include "../libs/tools.h"
 #include "../libs/logging.h"
 #include "../libs/process.h"
 #include "../libs/frame.h"
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int us_options_parse(
 					printf("Invalid height of '%s=%s': min=%u, max=%u\n", x_name, optarg, US_VIDEO_MIN_HEIGHT, US_VIDEO_MAX_HEIGHT); \
 					return -1; \
 				case 0: break; \
-				default: assert(0 && "Unknown error"); \
+				default: US_RAISE("Unknown error"); \
 			} \
 			break; \
 		}
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/stream.c b/src/ustreamer/stream.c
index 3201027..2112e63 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/stream.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/stream.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ void us_stream_loop(us_stream_s *stream) {
 		CREATE_WORKER((stream->raw_sink != NULL), raw_ctx, _raw_thread, 2);
 		CREATE_WORKER((stream->h264_sink != NULL), h264_ctx, _h264_thread, cap->run->n_bufs);
 #		ifdef WITH_V4P
-		CREATE_WORKER((stream->drm != NULL), drm_ctx, _drm_thread, cap->run->n_bufs); // cppcheck-suppress assertWithSideEffect
+		CREATE_WORKER((stream->drm != NULL), drm_ctx, _drm_thread, cap->run->n_bufs);
 #		endif
 #		undef CREATE_WORKER
 
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ static us_capture_hwbuf_s *_get_latest_hw(us_queue_s *q) {
 	}
 	while (!us_queue_is_empty(q)) { // Берем только самый свежий кадр
 		us_capture_hwbuf_decref(hw);
-		assert(!us_queue_get(q, (void**)&hw, 0));
+		US_A(!us_queue_get(q, (void**)&hw, 0));
 	}
 	return hw;
 }
diff --git a/src/ustreamer/workers.c b/src/ustreamer/workers.c
index 5174a9d..e1810dd 100644
--- a/src/ustreamer/workers.c
+++ b/src/ustreamer/workers.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ us_worker_s *us_workers_pool_wait(us_workers_pool_s *pool) {
 			found = wr;
 		}
 	});
-	assert(found != NULL);
+	US_A(found != NULL);
 	US_LIST_REMOVE(pool->workers, found);
 	US_LIST_APPEND(pool->workers, found); // Перемещаем в конец списка
 
diff --git a/src/v4p/main.c b/src/v4p/main.c
index 540f4cd..06ab35a 100644
--- a/src/v4p/main.c
+++ b/src/v4p/main.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -245,11 +244,11 @@ static void _main_loop(void) {
 static void *_follower_thread(void *v_unix_follow) { // cppcheck-suppress constParameterCallback
 	US_THREAD_SETTLE("follower");
 	const char *path = v_unix_follow;
-	assert(path != NULL);
+	US_A(path != NULL);
 
 	while (!atomic_load(&_g_stop)) {
 		int fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-		assert(fd >= 0);
+		US_A(fd >= 0);
 
 		struct sockaddr_un addr = {0};
 		strncpy(addr.sun_path, path, sizeof(addr.sun_path) - 1);