diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/components/settings/AccountSettingsModel.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/components/settings/AccountSettingsModel.cpp
index ff8493035..ef68af102 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/components/settings/AccountSettingsModel.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/components/settings/AccountSettingsModel.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ QVariantMap AccountSettingsModel::getProxyConfigDescription (const shared_ptr<li
 }
 
 void AccountSettingsModel::setDefaultProxyConfig (const shared_ptr<linphone::ProxyConfig> &proxyConfig) {
-  Q_ASSERT(proxyConfig != nullptr);
-
   CoreManager::getInstance()->getCore()->setDefaultProxyConfig(proxyConfig);
   emit accountSettingsUpdated();
 }
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp
index 2f9833418..9d1261ee4 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void SingleApplicationPrivate::connectToPrimary (int msecs, char connectionType)
 
     cout << "[PROCESS ABNORMALLY TERMINATED]: " << signum << endl;
     #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-      cout << "Please to remove your ~/.ICEauthority file and rerun." << endl;
+      cout << "If you have used valgrind, please remove your ~/.ICEauthority file and rerun." << endl;
     #endif // ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
 
     ::exit(128 + signum);