**[Jose Luis Martin](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jlm)** opened **[SPR-11330](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-11330?redirect=false)** and commented Hi all Now is asserting on member instead argument. Actually is ``` public void setAspectJAdvisorFactory(AspectJAdvisorFactory aspectJAdvisorFactory) { Assert.notNull(this.aspectJAdvisorFactory, "AspectJAdvisorFactory must not be null"); this.aspectJAdvisorFactory = aspectJAdvisorFactory; } ``` I supose that should be: ``` public void setAspectJAdvisorFactory(AspectJAdvisorFactory aspectJAdvisorFactory) { Assert.notNull(aspectJAdvisorFactory, "AspectJAdvisorFactory must not be null"); this.aspectJAdvisorFactory = aspectJAdvisorFactory; } ``` Best regards Jose --- **Affects:** 3.2.6, 4.0 GA **Referenced from:** commits https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/f15a5fef8e424abaab41400cfadcc498f2363834, https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/59893d1f13290bd657b4a061ae9c67f4b6dc3427 **Backported to:** [3.2.7](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/milestone/95?closed=1)