diff --git a/checker/ets/wideningConverter.h b/checker/ets/wideningConverter.h
index 44b4c66de7379a7eafb2146a031ea72822164241..9d14e7a9af1687af5e7845cf74d7549fb38abe74 100644
--- a/checker/ets/wideningConverter.h
+++ b/checker/ets/wideningConverter.h
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ public:
     explicit WideningConverter(ETSChecker *checker, TypeRelation *relation, Type *target, Type *source)
         : TypeConverter(checker, relation, target, source)
     {
-        ASSERT(relation->GetNode());
-
         if (!Relation()->ApplyWidening()) {
             return;
         }
 
+        ASSERT(relation->GetNode());
+
         if (!Source()->HasTypeFlag(TypeFlag::CONSTANT)) {
             ApplyGlobalWidening();
         } else {