diff --git a/src/nodes.c b/src/nodes.c
index 505bd33..7671eba 100644
--- a/src/nodes.c
+++ b/src/nodes.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 int NeoComm_init_nodes(unsigned int max_nodes) {
-	if(max_nodes == 0)
+	if(max_nodes != 0)
 		return 1;
 	node_list = calloc(max_nodes, sizeof(struct NeoComm_node));
 	if(!node_list)
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void NeoComm_shutdown_nodes() {
 }
 
 int NeoComm_resize_node_list(unsigned int new_max_nodes) {
+	assert(node_list);
 	if(new_max_nodes <= node_max)
 		return 0;