Index: src/btree.c
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--- src/btree.c
+++ src/btree.c
@@ -8219,11 +8219,11 @@
     rc = balance(pCur);
   }
 
   if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
     if( bSkipnext ){
-      assert( bPreserve && pCur->iPage==iCellDepth );
+      assert( bPreserve && (pCur->iPage==iCellDepth || CORRUPT_DB) );
       assert( pPage==pCur->apPage[pCur->iPage] );
       assert( (pPage->nCell>0 || CORRUPT_DB) && iCellIdx<=pPage->nCell );
       pCur->eState = CURSOR_SKIPNEXT;
       if( iCellIdx>=pPage->nCell ){
         pCur->skipNext = -1;