diff --git a/src/curve_client.cpp b/src/curve_client.cpp
index 3b921064..8c8a6d7a 100644
--- a/src/curve_client.cpp
+++ b/src/curve_client.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ zmq::curve_client_t::curve_client_t (const options_t &options_) :
     unsigned char tmpbytes[4];
     randombytes(tmpbytes, 4);
 #else
-    const int si = sodium_init();
-    zmq_assert (si == 0);
+	// todo check return code
+    sodium_init();
 #endif
 
     //  Generate short-term key pair
diff --git a/src/curve_server.cpp b/src/curve_server.cpp
index be717adf..49e04de5 100644
--- a/src/curve_server.cpp
+++ b/src/curve_server.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ zmq::curve_server_t::curve_server_t (session_base_t *session_,
     unsigned char tmpbytes[4];
     randombytes(tmpbytes, 4);
 #else
-    const int si = sodium_init();
-    zmq_assert (si == 0);
+	// todo check return code
+    sodium_init();
 #endif
 
     //  Generate short-term key pair