diff --git a/vcg/complex/algorithms/geodesic.h b/vcg/complex/algorithms/geodesic.h
index 30d398fb..d9815122 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/algorithms/geodesic.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/algorithms/geodesic.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ namespace vcg{
 				VertexPointer pw;
 
 				//Requirements
-				assert(m.HasVFTopology());
+				assert(HasPerVertexVFAdjacency(m) && HasPerFaceVFAdjacency(m));
 				assert(!seedVec.empty());
 
 				TempDataType TD(m.vert,unreached);