1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/armnn/layers/PermuteLayer.cpp b/src/armnn/layers/PermuteLayer.cpp
index f8803a167e..3d3efc3209 100644
--- a/src/armnn/layers/PermuteLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/armnn/layers/PermuteLayer.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
 //
 
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ PermuteLayer* PermuteLayer::Clone(Graph& graph) const
 
 std::vector<TensorShape> PermuteLayer::InferOutputShapes(const std::vector<TensorShape>& inputShapes) const
 {
-    ARMNN_ASSERT(inputShapes.size() == 1);
+    if (inputShapes.size() != 1)
+    {
+        throw armnn::Exception("inputShapes' size is \"" + std::to_string(inputShapes.size()) +
+                               "\" - should be \"1\".");
+    }
+
     const TensorShape& inShape = inputShapes[0];
     return std::vector<TensorShape> ({armnnUtils::Permuted(inShape, m_Param.m_DimMappings)});
 }
@@ -52,7 +57,12 @@ void PermuteLayer::ValidateTensorShapesFromInputs()
 
     auto inferredShapes = InferOutputShapes({ GetInputSlot(0).GetTensorInfo().GetShape() });
 
-    ARMNN_ASSERT(inferredShapes.size() == 1);
+    if (inferredShapes.size() != 1)
+    {
+        throw armnn::LayerValidationException("inferredShapes has "
+                                              + std::to_string(inferredShapes.size()) +
+                                              " elements - should only have 1.");
+    }
 
     ValidateAndCopyShape(outputShape, inferredShapes[0], m_ShapeInferenceMethod, "PermuteLayer");
 }