diff --git a/debug.h b/debug.h
index 1acfcca..1c25736 100644
--- a/debug.h
+++ b/debug.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ warnf ( warning_t level,
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 #define DEBUG( fmt, args... ) warnf( W_MESSAGE, __MODULE__, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, fmt, ## args )
-#define ASSERT( pred, fmt, args... ) ( do { if ( ! (pred) )  warnf( W_ASSERTION, __MODULE__, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, fmd, ## args );  abort(); } while ( 0 ) )
+#define ASSERT( pred, fmt, args... ) do { if ( ! (pred) ) { warnf( W_ASSERTION, __MODULE__, __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, fmt, ## args ); abort(); } } while ( 0 )
 #else
 #define DEBUG( fmt, args... )
 #define ASSERT( pred, fmt, args... )
diff --git a/grid.C b/grid.C
index b38e516..05a46de 100644
--- a/grid.C
+++ b/grid.C
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ Grid::draw ( Canvas *c, int bx, int by, int bw, int bh )
         if ( ! e->is_note_on() )
             continue;
 
-
         tick_t ts = e->timestamp();
+
         ASSERT( e->link(), "found a non-linked note" );
 
         tick_t tse = e->link()->timestamp();