1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lout/misc.hh b/lout/misc.hh
index f9184bf3..a3f5b3d3 100644
--- a/lout/misc.hh
+++ b/lout/misc.hh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public:
     */
    inline T* getRef (int i) {
       if (BOUND_CHECKING)
-         assert (i >= 0 && i < this->num);
+         assert (i >= 0 && this->num - i > 0);
       return array + i;
    }