diff --git a/trusty/confirmationui/fuzz/fuzz.cpp b/trusty/confirmationui/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
index 9d3008b..11516dc 100644
--- a/trusty/confirmationui/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
+++ b/trusty/confirmationui/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#undef NDEBUG
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <log/log.h>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <trusty/coverage/coverage.h>
 #include <trusty/fuzz/counters.h>
@@ -52,7 +49,10 @@
 
 extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerInitialize(int* /* argc */, char*** /* argv */) {
     auto ret = record.Open();
-    assert(ret.ok());
+    if (!ret.ok()) {
+        std::cerr << ret.error() << std::endl;
+        exit(-1);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/trusty/fuzz/test/fuzz.cpp b/trusty/fuzz/test/fuzz.cpp
index 28bb3f7..e7913db 100644
--- a/trusty/fuzz/test/fuzz.cpp
+++ b/trusty/fuzz/test/fuzz.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#undef NDEBUG
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <log/log.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <trusty/coverage/coverage.h>
 #include <trusty/fuzz/counters.h>
 #include <trusty/fuzz/utils.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <iostream>
 
 using android::trusty::coverage::CoverageRecord;
 using android::trusty::fuzz::ExtraCounters;
@@ -43,7 +40,10 @@
 
 extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerInitialize(int* /* argc */, char*** /* argv */) {
     auto ret = record.Open();
-    assert(ret.ok());
+    if (!ret.ok()) {
+        std::cerr << ret.error() << std::endl;
+        exit(-1);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/trusty/gatekeeper/fuzz/fuzz.cpp b/trusty/gatekeeper/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
index 4d885ce..7bfd7d1 100644
--- a/trusty/gatekeeper/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
+++ b/trusty/gatekeeper/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#undef NDEBUG
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <log/log.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <trusty/coverage/coverage.h>
 #include <trusty/fuzz/counters.h>
 #include <trusty/fuzz/utils.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <iostream>
 
 using android::trusty::coverage::CoverageRecord;
 using android::trusty::fuzz::ExtraCounters;
@@ -44,7 +41,10 @@
 
 extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerInitialize(int* /* argc */, char*** /* argv */) {
     auto ret = record.Open();
-    assert(ret.ok());
+    if (!ret.ok()) {
+        std::cerr << ret.error() << std::endl;
+        exit(-1);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/trusty/keymaster/fuzz/fuzz.cpp b/trusty/keymaster/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
index 70e19e6..4ac97bb 100644
--- a/trusty/keymaster/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
+++ b/trusty/keymaster/fuzz/fuzz.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#undef NDEBUG
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <log/log.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <trusty/coverage/coverage.h>
 #include <trusty/fuzz/counters.h>