diff --git a/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h b/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h
index 3fd49aded..7f10d53dc 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoProportionalSelect.h
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ public:
       typename FitVec::iterator result
           = std::upper_bound(cumulative.begin(), cumulative.end(), fortune);
 
-      assert(fortune <= cumulative.back());
+      // assert(fortune <= cumulative.back());
 
-      if(result - cumulative.begin() == _pop.size()) {
+      if(result - cumulative.begin() >= _pop.size()) {
             return _pop.back();
       } else {
           return _pop[result - cumulative.begin()];