diff --git a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
index b9d7510..eb778b3 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ protected:
             level->valueCount++;
         }
         else {
-            RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(type == kObjectType || type == kArrayType);
             RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(!Base::hasRoot_);  // Should only has one and only one root.
             Base::hasRoot_ = true;
         }
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/writer.h b/include/rapidjson/writer.h
index 9fdfde2..7927a0c 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/writer.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/writer.h
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ protected:
             level->valueCount++;
         }
         else {
-            RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(type == kObjectType || type == kArrayType);
             RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(!hasRoot_);    // Should only has one and only one root.
             hasRoot_ = true;
         }
diff --git a/test/unittest/writertest.cpp b/test/unittest/writertest.cpp
index 2d83418..9529ad9 100644
--- a/test/unittest/writertest.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/writertest.cpp
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ TEST(Writer, OStreamWrapper) {
     EXPECT_STREQ("{\"hello\":\"world\",\"t\":true,\"f\":false,\"n\":null,\"i\":123,\"pi\":3.1416,\"a\":[1,2,3]}", actual.c_str());
 }
 
-TEST(Writer, AssertRootMustBeArrayOrObject) {
+TEST(Writer, AssertRootMayBeAnyValue) {
 #define T(x)\
     {\
         StringBuffer buffer;\
         Writer<StringBuffer> writer(buffer);\
-        ASSERT_THROW(x, AssertException);\
+		EXPECT_TRUE(x);\
     }
     T(writer.Bool(false));
     T(writer.Bool(true));
@@ -228,9 +228,23 @@ TEST(Writer, AssertObjectKeyNotString) {
 TEST(Writer, AssertMultipleRoot) {
     StringBuffer buffer;
     Writer<StringBuffer> writer(buffer);
+
     writer.StartObject();
     writer.EndObject();
     ASSERT_THROW(writer.StartObject(), AssertException);
+
+	writer.Reset(buffer);
+	writer.Null();
+	ASSERT_THROW(writer.Int(0), AssertException);
+
+	writer.Reset(buffer);
+	writer.String("foo");
+	ASSERT_THROW(writer.StartArray(), AssertException);
+
+	writer.Reset(buffer);
+	writer.StartArray();
+	writer.EndArray();
+	ASSERT_THROW(writer.Double(3.14), AssertException);
 }
 
 TEST(Writer, RootObjectIsComplete) {
@@ -260,3 +274,24 @@ TEST(Writer, RootArrayIsComplete) {
     writer.EndArray();
     EXPECT_TRUE(writer.IsComplete());
 }
+
+TEST(Writer, RootValueIsComplete) {
+#define T(x)\
+	{\
+		StringBuffer buffer;\
+		Writer<StringBuffer> writer(buffer);\
+		EXPECT_FALSE(writer.IsComplete()); \
+		x; \
+		EXPECT_TRUE(writer.IsComplete()); \
+	}
+	T(writer.Null());
+	T(writer.Bool(true));
+	T(writer.Bool(false));
+	T(writer.Int(0));
+	T(writer.Uint(0));
+	T(writer.Int64(0));
+	T(writer.Uint64(0));
+	T(writer.Double(0));
+	T(writer.String(""));
+#undef T
+}