diff --git a/src/smf/gtp-path.c b/src/smf/gtp-path.c
index ef705e535..f4ef18e49 100644
--- a/src/smf/gtp-path.c
+++ b/src/smf/gtp-path.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static void _gtpv1v2_c_recv_cb(short when, ogs_socket_t fd, void *data)
     ogs_sockaddr_t from;
     ogs_gtp_node_t *gnode = NULL;
     uint8_t gtp_ver;
+    char frombuf[OGS_ADDRSTRLEN];
 
     ogs_assert(fd != INVALID_SOCKET);
 
@@ -89,7 +90,12 @@ static void _gtpv1v2_c_recv_cb(short when, ogs_socket_t fd, void *data)
     gnode = ogs_gtp_node_find_by_addr(&smf_self()->sgw_s5c_list, &from);
     if (!gnode) {
         gnode = ogs_gtp_node_add_by_addr(&smf_self()->sgw_s5c_list, &from);
-        ogs_assert(gnode);
+        if (!gnode) {
+            ogs_error("Failed to create new gnode(%s:%u), mempool full, ignoring msg!",
+                      OGS_ADDR(&from, frombuf), OGS_PORT(&from));
+            ogs_pkbuf_free(pkbuf);
+            return;
+        }
         gnode->sock = data;
         smf_gtp_node_new(gnode);
         smf_metrics_inst_global_inc(SMF_METR_GLOB_GAUGE_GTP_PEERS_ACTIVE);
diff --git a/src/smf/metrics.c b/src/smf/metrics.c
index 103b63b74..2a85ef036 100644
--- a/src/smf/metrics.c
+++ b/src/smf/metrics.c
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ ogs_metrics_spec_t *smf_metrics_spec_global[_SMF_METR_GLOB_MAX];
 ogs_metrics_inst_t *smf_metrics_inst_global[_SMF_METR_GLOB_MAX];
 smf_metrics_spec_def_t smf_metrics_spec_def_global[_SMF_METR_GLOB_MAX] = {
 /* Global Counters: */
+[SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_GTP_NEW_NODE_FAILED] = {
+    .type = OGS_METRICS_METRIC_TYPE_COUNTER,
+    .name = "gtp_new_node_failed",
+    .description = "Unable to allocate new GTP (peer) Node",
+},
 [SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_GN_RX_PARSE_FAILED] = {
     .type = OGS_METRICS_METRIC_TYPE_COUNTER,
     .name = "gn_rx_parse_failed",
diff --git a/src/smf/metrics.h b/src/smf/metrics.h
index e5e6bfa5f..c1971ba7a 100644
--- a/src/smf/metrics.h
+++ b/src/smf/metrics.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* GLOBAL */
 typedef enum smf_metric_type_global_s {
-    SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_GN_RX_PARSE_FAILED = 0,
+    SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_GTP_NEW_NODE_FAILED = 0,
+    SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_GN_RX_PARSE_FAILED,
     SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_GN_RX_CREATEPDPCTXREQ,
     SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_GN_RX_DELETEPDPCTXREQ,
     SMF_METR_GLOB_CTR_S5C_RX_PARSE_FAILED,