diff --git a/Source/FieldSolver/WarpXPushFieldsHybridPIC.cpp b/Source/FieldSolver/WarpXPushFieldsHybridPIC.cpp
index 8754e6a3bf6..8e9e0daa274 100644
--- a/Source/FieldSolver/WarpXPushFieldsHybridPIC.cpp
+++ b/Source/FieldSolver/WarpXPushFieldsHybridPIC.cpp
@@ -195,9 +195,10 @@ void WarpX::HybridPICEvolveFields ()
     for (int lev = 0; lev <= finest_level; ++lev)
     {
         for (int idim = 0; idim < 3; ++idim) {
-            if (!Efield_fp[lev][idim]->is_finite(true)) {
-                amrex::Abort("Non-finite value detected in E-field; this indicates more substeps should be used in the field solver.");
-            }
+            WARPX_ALWAYS_ASSERT_WITH_MESSAGE(
+                Efield_fp[lev][idim]->is_finite(),
+                "Non-finite value detected in E-field; this indicates more substeps should be used in the field solver."
+            );
         }
     }
 }