diff --git a/CPUMeter.c b/CPUMeter.c
index f5716d93e..1451ed77a 100644
--- a/CPUMeter.c
+++ b/CPUMeter.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static void CPUMeter_init(Meter* this) {
 
 // Custom uiName runtime logic to include the param (processor)
 static void CPUMeter_getUiName(const Meter* this, char* buffer, size_t length) {
+   assert(length > 0);
+
    if (this->param > 0)
       xSnprintf(buffer, length, "%s %u", Meter_uiName(this), this->param);
    else
diff --git a/DynamicMeter.c b/DynamicMeter.c
index 513296023..605474f83 100644
--- a/DynamicMeter.c
+++ b/DynamicMeter.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 
 #include "DynamicMeter.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ static const char* DynamicMeter_getCaption(const Meter* this) {
 }
 
 static void DynamicMeter_getUiName(const Meter* this, char* name, size_t length) {
+   assert(length > 0);
+
    const Settings* settings = this->host->settings;
    const DynamicMeter* meter = Hashtable_get(settings->dynamicMeters, this->param);
    if (meter) {