diff --git a/src/control/control.cpp b/src/control/control.cpp
index a19680e2a70c..e5e862ef55b3 100644
--- a/src/control/control.cpp
+++ b/src/control/control.cpp
@@ -109,14 +109,12 @@ void ControlDoublePrivate::insertAlias(const ConfigKey& alias, const ConfigKey&
     MMutexLocker locker(&s_qCOHashMutex);
 
     auto it = s_qCOHash.constFind(key);
-    if (it == s_qCOHash.constEnd()) {
-        qWarning() << "WARNING: ControlDoublePrivate::insertAlias called for null control" << key;
+    VERIFY_OR_DEBUG_ASSERT(it != s_qCOHash.constEnd()) {
         return;
     }
 
     QSharedPointer<ControlDoublePrivate> pControl = it.value();
-    if (pControl.isNull()) {
-        qWarning() << "WARNING: ControlDoublePrivate::insertAlias called for expired control" << key;
+    VERIFY_OR_DEBUG_ASSERT(!pControl.isNull()) {
         return;
     }