diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2c3272f4fa..6be912d67c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-05-11  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
+
+	* src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-utils.c: you have to declare
+	  your variables before you g_assert() anything.
+
 2003-05-10  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
 
 	* src/backend/file/gnc-commodity-xml-v2.c:
diff --git a/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-utils.c b/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-utils.c
index 61b0fb5c53..e0f27e655d 100644
--- a/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-utils.c
+++ b/src/import-export/hbci/gnc-hbci-utils.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ get_resultcode_error_cb (int value, void *user_data)
 static int
 get_resultcode_error (const list_int *list)
 {
-  g_assert (list);
   int tmp_result = 0, cause = 0;
+  g_assert (list);
   cause = (int) list_int_foreach (list, &get_resultcode_error_cb, &tmp_result);
   return MAX(tmp_result, cause);
 }