diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
index 3594399fb7..458e62898d 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/plugin.c
@@ -342,8 +342,9 @@ connection_new_or_changed (SCPluginIfcfg *self,
 		                                              FALSE,  /* don't set Unsaved */
 		                                              &error)) {
 			/* Shouldn't ever get here as 'new' was verified by the reader already */
-			g_assert_no_error (error);
+			g_assert_not_reached ();
 		}
+		g_assert_no_error (error);
 	}
 	g_object_unref (new);
 
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/plugin.c b/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/plugin.c
index 6896a4da1a..37e2907777 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/plugin.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/plugin.c
@@ -315,8 +315,9 @@ reload_connections (NMSystemConfigInterface *config)
 				                                              FALSE,  /* don't set Unsaved */
 				                                              &error)) {
 					/* Shouldn't ever get here as 'new' was verified by the reader already */
-					g_assert_no_error (error);
+					g_assert_not_reached ();
 				}
+				g_assert_no_error (error);
 				nm_log_info (LOGD_SETTINGS, "Connection %s updated",
 				             nm_connection_get_id (NM_CONNECTION (new)));
 			}
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c b/src/settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c
index ead074362e..f7c9211c7e 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/keyfile/plugin.c
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ update_connection (SCPluginKeyfile *self,
 		                                              FALSE,  /* don't set Unsaved */
 		                                              &error)) {
 			/* Shouldn't ever get here as 'new' was verified by the reader already */
-			g_assert_no_error (error);
+			g_assert_not_reached ();
 		}
+		g_assert_no_error (error);
 	}
 	g_object_unref (tmp);
 }
@@ -183,8 +184,9 @@ new_connection (SCPluginKeyfile *self,
 		                                              FALSE,  /* don't set Unsaved */
 		                                              &error)) {
 			/* Shouldn't ever get here as 'tmp' was verified by the reader already */
-			g_assert_no_error (error);
+			g_assert_not_reached ();
 		}
+		g_assert_no_error (error);
 		g_object_unref (tmp);
 		if (out_old_path)
 			*out_old_path = g_strdup (nm_settings_connection_get_filename (connection));