diff --git a/Contractor/ContractionCleanup.h b/Contractor/ContractionCleanup.h
index 9961ba71c..d4158d97e 100644
--- a/Contractor/ContractionCleanup.h
+++ b/Contractor/ContractionCleanup.h
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ public:
             newEdge.data.forward = _graph[edge].data.forward;
             newEdge.data.backward = _graph[edge].data.backward;
             newEdge.data.type = _graph[edge].data.type;
+            newEdge.data.forwardTurn = _graph[edge].data.forwardTurn;
+            newEdge.data.backwardTurn = _graph[edge].data.backwardTurn;
             edges.push_back( newEdge );
         }
 #ifdef _GLIBCXX_PARALLEL
diff --git a/createHierarchy.cpp b/createHierarchy.cpp
index b2ab4c1d5..567d55470 100644
--- a/createHierarchy.cpp
+++ b/createHierarchy.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
         edgeOutFile.write((char *)&(distance), sizeof(int));
         edgeOutFile.write((char *)&(forwardTurn), sizeof(bool));
         edgeOutFile.write((char *)&(backwardTurn), sizeof(bool));
-        assert(forwardTurn && backwardTurn);
         edgeOutFile.write((char *)&(shortcut), sizeof(bool));
         edgeOutFile.write((char *)&(forward), sizeof(bool));
         edgeOutFile.write((char *)&(backward), sizeof(bool));