1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/armnn/layers/DebugLayer.cpp b/src/armnn/layers/DebugLayer.cpp
index 01c1c7be6b..ca8215ddb4 100644
--- a/src/armnn/layers/DebugLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/armnn/layers/DebugLayer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright © 2017-2023 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright © 2017-2024 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
 #include "DebugLayer.hpp"
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ void DebugLayer::ValidateTensorShapesFromInputs()
     std::vector<TensorShape> inferredShapes = InferOutputShapes({
         GetInputSlot(0).GetTensorInfo().GetShape() });
 
-    ARMNN_ASSERT(inferredShapes.size() == 1);
+    if (inferredShapes.size() != 1)
+    {
+        throw armnn::Exception("inferredShapes has "
+                               + std::to_string(inferredShapes.size()) +
+                               " elements - should only have 1.");
+    }
 
     ValidateAndCopyShape(outputShape, inferredShapes[0], m_ShapeInferenceMethod, "DebugLayer");
 }