diff --git a/nwnss-audit.md b/nwnss-audit.md
index 059390d..77ccf69 100644
--- a/nwnss-audit.md
+++ b/nwnss-audit.md
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ even if it already compiles or has indirect test coverage.
 
 | Status | Kind | Test coverage | File | Notes |
 |---|---:|---|---|---|
-| AUDITED | ORIG+FIX/PORT | nwnss.fsm | `src/nwnss/library/fsm/fsmnw.c` | Compared with original `public_core/library/fsm/fsmnw.c`; ready-queue/mailbox logic kept. Userspace port disables kernel worker threads (`NUM_FSM_THREADS=0`) and initializes a local interrupt mailbox; tests cover startup/shutdown, delayed ready-queue execution, FIFO draining, empty drain behavior, and mailbox release. Other changes are include-path fixes and callback casts. |
+| AUDITED | ORIG+FIX/PORT | nwnss.fsm | `src/nwnss/library/fsm/fsmnw.c` | Compared with original `public_core/library/fsm/fsmnw.c`; ready-queue/mailbox logic kept. Userspace port disables kernel worker threads (`NUM_FSM_THREADS=0`) and initializes a local interrupt mailbox; tests cover startup/shutdown, delayed ready-queue execution, FIFO draining, empty drain behavior, and mailbox release without asserting debug-only initializer side effects in release builds. Other changes are include-path fixes and callback casts. |
 
 ### Sources: library/guid
 
diff --git a/tests/nwnss/fsm/test_nwnss_fsm.c b/tests/nwnss/fsm/test_nwnss_fsm.c
index f8879b8..676b78e 100644
--- a/tests/nwnss/fsm/test_nwnss_fsm.c
+++ b/tests/nwnss/fsm/test_nwnss_fsm.c
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ int main(void)
     CHECK(NumFsmThreads == 0);
 
     FSMLITE_INIT(&fsm, "test", 1);
+#if NSS_DEBUG IS_ENABLED
     CHECK(fsm.action == NULL);
     CHECK(fsm.param.user == 0);
-#if NSS_DEBUG IS_ENABLED
     CHECK(fsm.type != NULL);
     CHECK(fsm.instance == 1);
 #endif