diff --git a/src/libxrpl/beast/core/CurrentThreadName.cpp b/src/libxrpl/beast/core/CurrentThreadName.cpp
index e8f7b629a7..e72bebe4e2 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/beast/core/CurrentThreadName.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/beast/core/CurrentThreadName.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ setCurrentThreadNameImpl(std::string_view name)
         std::cerr << "WARNING: Thread name \"" << name << "\" (length "
                   << name.size() << ") exceeds maximum of "
                   << maxThreadNameLength << " characters on Linux.\n";
+
+        XRPL_ASSERT(
+            false,
+            "beast::detail::setCurrentThreadNameImpl : Thread name exceeds "
+            "maximum length for Linux"
+            "for Linux");
     }
 #endif
 }