diff --git a/include/json/assertions.h b/include/json/assertions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005ff71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/json/assertions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2007-2010 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
+// recognized in your jurisdiction.
+// See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
+
+#ifndef CPPTL_JSON_ASSERTIONS_H_INCLUDED
+# define CPPTL_JSON_ASSERTIONS_H_INCLUDED
+
+#if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
+# include <json/config.h>
+#endif // if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
+
+#if defined(JSON_USE_EXCEPTION)
+#define JSON_ASSERT( condition ) assert( condition );  // @todo <= change this into an exception throw
+#define JSON_FAIL_MESSAGE( message ) throw std::runtime_error( message );
+#else  // defined(JSON_USE_EXCEPTION)
+#define JSON_ASSERT( condition ) assert( condition );
+#define JSON_FAIL_MESSAGE( message ) { std::cerr << message; exit(123); }
+#endif
+
+#define JSON_ASSERT_MESSAGE( condition, message ) if (!( condition )) { JSON_FAIL_MESSAGE( message ) }
+
+#endif // CPPTL_JSON_ASSERTIONS_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_internalarray.inl b/src/lib_json/json_internalarray.inl
index c6927c3..5e8b8ef 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_internalarray.inl
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_internalarray.inl
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ public: // overridden from ValueArrayAllocator
       if ( minNewIndexCount > newIndexCount )
          newIndexCount = minNewIndexCount;
       void *newIndexes = realloc( indexes, sizeof(Value*) * newIndexCount );
-      if ( !newIndexes )
-         throw std::bad_alloc();
+      JSON_ASSERT_MESSAGE(newIndexes, "Couldn't realloc.");
       indexCount = newIndexCount;
       indexes = static_cast<Value **>( newIndexes );
    }
@@ -117,8 +116,7 @@ public: // overridden from ValueArrayAllocator
       if ( minNewIndexCount > newIndexCount )
          newIndexCount = minNewIndexCount;
       void *newIndexes = realloc( indexes, sizeof(Value*) * newIndexCount );
-      if ( !newIndexes )
-         throw std::bad_alloc();
+      JSON_ASSERT_MESSAGE(newIndexes, "Couldn't realloc.");
       indexCount = newIndexCount;
       indexes = static_cast<Value **>( newIndexes );
    }
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index 76e12f9..603fd76 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
 
 #if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
+# include <json/assertions.h>
 # include <json/reader.h>
 # include <json/value.h>
 # include "json_tool.h"
@@ -884,8 +885,7 @@ std::istream& operator>>( std::istream &sin, Value &root )
 {
     Json::Reader reader;
     bool ok = reader.parse(sin, root, true);
-    //JSON_ASSERT( ok );
-    if (!ok) throw std::runtime_error(reader.getFormattedErrorMessages());
+    if (!ok) JSON_FAIL_MESSAGE(reader.getFormattedErrorMessages());
     return sin;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
index dd60a50..f314ba3 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
 
 #if !defined(JSON_IS_AMALGAMATION)
+# include <json/assertions.h>
 # include <json/value.h>
 # include <json/writer.h>
 # ifndef JSON_USE_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_ALLOCATOR
@@ -21,9 +22,6 @@
 #include <cstddef>    // size_t
 
 #define JSON_ASSERT_UNREACHABLE assert( false )
-#define JSON_ASSERT( condition ) assert( condition );  // @todo <= change this into an exception throw
-#define JSON_FAIL_MESSAGE( message ) throw std::runtime_error( message );
-#define JSON_ASSERT_MESSAGE( condition, message ) if (!( condition )) JSON_FAIL_MESSAGE( message )
 
 namespace Json {