diff --git a/output.cc b/output.cc
index b7384a30c..2a1af742f 100644
--- a/output.cc
+++ b/output.cc
@@ -1425,10 +1425,14 @@ static char *num_to_string_sigdigits(double d, int digits) {
    including host status and DNS records. */
 void write_host_header(Target *currenths) {
   if ((currenths->flags & HOST_UP) || o.verbose || o.resolve_all) {
-    if (currenths->flags & HOST_UP)
+    if (currenths->flags & HOST_UP) {
       log_write(LOG_PLAIN, "Nmap scan report for %s\n", currenths->NameIP());
-    else if (currenths->flags & HOST_DOWN)
-      log_write(LOG_PLAIN, "Nmap scan report for %s [host down]\n", currenths->NameIP());
+    } else if (currenths->flags & HOST_DOWN) {
+      log_write(LOG_PLAIN, "Nmap scan report for %s [host down", currenths->NameIP());
+      if (o.reason)
+        log_write(LOG_PLAIN, ", %s", target_reason_str(currenths));
+      log_write(LOG_PLAIN, "]\n");
+    }
   }
   write_host_status(currenths, o.resolve_all);
   if (currenths->TargetName() != NULL
diff --git a/portreasons.cc b/portreasons.cc
index 495b19d16..496f2c893 100644
--- a/portreasons.cc
+++ b/portreasons.cc
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ void print_xml_state_summary(PortList *Ports, int state) {
 char *target_reason_str(Target *t) {
 	static char reason[128];
 	memset(reason,'\0', 128);
-	assert(t->reason.reason_id != ER_NORESPONSE);
 	Snprintf(reason, 128, "received %s", reason_str(t->reason.reason_id, SINGULAR)); 
 	return reason;
 }