diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index c2b1bf3478..590f5e1294 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -3270,7 +3270,7 @@ static int ring_entry(struct queue_ent *qe, struct callattempt *tmp, int *busies
 		++*busies;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	ast_assert(qe->parent->ringinuse || tmp->member->call_pending);
+	ast_assert((qe->parent->ringinuse && tmp->member->ignorebusy) || tmp->member->call_pending);
 
 	ast_copy_string(tech, tmp->interface, sizeof(tech));
 	if ((location = strchr(tech, '/')))