diff --git a/LCS/Transport/src/BGLConnection.cc b/LCS/Transport/src/BGLConnection.cc
index 677a722293aedaac85b30da3aee265e851bd862c..a36e8611730b671471b4e6832cd6632f0a40f389 100644
--- a/LCS/Transport/src/BGLConnection.cc
+++ b/LCS/Transport/src/BGLConnection.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Connection::State BGLConnection::write()
   DBGASSERTSTR(itsSourceDH != 0, "No source DataHolder set!");
   DBGASSERTSTR(itsSourceDH->isInitialized(), 
 	       "Source dataholder has not been initialized!");
-  DBGASSERT(itsTransportHolder != 0);
+  DBGASSERT(getTransportHolder() != 0);
   DBGASSERT(itsSourceDH != 0);
 
   LOG_TRACE_COND_STR("Transport::write; call send with tag " << getTag());