diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/time.c b/src/sys/kernel/time.c
index 0efbd60..2e3eeaf 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/time.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/time.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <ubixos/time.h>
 #include <ubixos/vitals.h>
 #include <lib/kprintf.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 static int month[12] = {
         0,
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.6  2004/07/16 03:57:11  reddawg
+ time: Fixed a few order of opperations
+
  Revision 1.5  2004/07/09 13:37:30  reddawg
  time: timeInit to time_init
  Adjusted initialization routines
diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/vitals.c b/src/sys/kernel/vitals.c
index e42a1c3..e6bade2 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/vitals.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/vitals.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <lib/kprintf.h>
 #include <lib/kmalloc.h>
 #include <vmm/vmm.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 vitalsNode *systemVitals = 0x0;
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 int vitals_init() {
   /* Initialize Memory For The System Vitals Node */
   systemVitals = (vitalsNode *) kmalloc(sizeof(vitalsNode));
+  assert(systemVitals);
 
   /* If malloc Failed Then Error */
   if (systemVitals == 0x0) {
@@ -76,6 +78,10 @@
 
 /***
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.7  2004/07/09 13:03:50  reddawg
+ vitals: named vitalsInit to vitals_init
+ Adjusted Startup Routines
+
  Revision 1.6  2004/06/18 13:05:47  solar
  Changed the scheduler by adding the first rudiments of priority; vitals.c initializes the system's default quantum to 40