diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TSaslTransport.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TSaslTransport.java
index a94d9a77604..bbd3f9a34a6 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TSaslTransport.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/transport/TSaslTransport.java
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public void open() throws TTransportException {
         if (message.status == NegotiationStatus.COMPLETE &&
             getRole() == SaslRole.CLIENT) {
           LOGGER.debug("{}: All done!", getRole());
-          break;
+          continue;
         }
 
         sendSaslMessage(sasl.isComplete() ? NegotiationStatus.COMPLETE : NegotiationStatus.OK,
@@ -295,8 +295,6 @@ public void open() throws TTransportException {
       }
       LOGGER.debug("{}: Main negotiation loop complete", getRole());
 
-      assert sasl.isComplete();
-
       // If we're the client, and we're complete, but the server isn't
       // complete yet, we need to wait for its response. This will occur
       // with ANONYMOUS auth, for example, where we send an initial response