diff --git a/server/core/dcb.c b/server/core/dcb.c
index f4d5a560c..0b2b038e7 100644
--- a/server/core/dcb.c
+++ b/server/core/dcb.c
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ bool    succp = false;
                 /*<
                  * Close file descriptor and move to clean-up phase.
                  */
-		ss_dassert(excluded != dcb);
                 rc = close(dcb->fd);
 
                 if (rc < 0) {
diff --git a/server/core/poll.c b/server/core/poll.c
index 47564dc22..4c1a57a71 100644
--- a/server/core/poll.c
+++ b/server/core/poll.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ return_rc:
  * The events are now recieved via the epoll_wait call, a queue of DCB's that have
  * events pending is maintained and as new events arrive the DCB is added to the end
  * of this queue. If an eent arrives for a DCB alreayd in the queue, then the event
- * bits are added to the DCB but the DCB mantains the same point inthe queue unless
+ * bits are added to the DCB but the DCB mantains the same point in the queue unless
  * the original events are already being processed. If they are being processed then
  * the DCB is moved to the back of the queue, this means that a DCB that is receiving
  * events at a high rate will not block the execution of events for other DCB's and