diff --git a/src/priest.c b/src/priest.c
index ae55e5787..67ec89e53 100644
--- a/src/priest.c
+++ b/src/priest.c
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ angry_priest(void)
                 newemin(priest);
             priest->ispriest = 0; /* now a roaming minion */
             priest->isminion = 1;
+            assert(has_emin(priest));
             EMIN(priest)->min_align = eprip->shralign;
             EMIN(priest)->renegade = FALSE;
             /* discard priest's memory of his former shrine;