diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_manager.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_manager.cpp
index 39bb3213179..4a4af7661cc 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_manager.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ClientCursorPin CursorManager::registerCursor(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
     // Make sure the PlanExecutor isn't registered, since we will register the ClientCursor wrapping
     // it.
-    invariant(cursorParams.exec);
+    tassert(11177210, "cursorParams.exec must not be null", cursorParams.exec);
     cursorParams.exec.get_deleter().dismissDisposal();
 
     // Note we must hold the registration lock from now until insertion into '_cursorMap' to ensure
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.cpp b/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.cpp
index e602aacf301..90a76b0a874 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ void CursorResponseBuilder::done(CursorId cursorId,
                                  const NamespaceString& cursorNamespace,
                                  boost::optional<CursorMetrics> metrics,
                                  const SerializationContext& serializationContext) {
-    invariant(_active);
-
+    tassert(11177212, "done() can only be called on an active CursorResponseBuilder", _active);
     _batch.reset();
     if (!_postBatchResumeToken.isEmpty()) {
         _cursorObject->append(kPostBatchResumeTokenField, _postBatchResumeToken);
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.h b/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.h
index bca6c2a52b0..d771b35f2da 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/query/client_cursor/cursor_response.h
@@ -91,13 +91,14 @@ public:
     }
 
     size_t bytesUsed() const {
-        invariant(_active);
+        tassert(
+            11177213, "bytesUsed() can only be called on an active CursorResponseBuilder", _active);
         return _batch->len();
     }
 
     MONGO_COMPILER_ALWAYS_INLINE void append(const BSONObj& obj) {
-        invariant(_active);
-
+        tassert(
+            11177214, "append() can only be called on an active CursorResponseBuilder", _active);
         _batch->append(obj);
         _numDocs++;
     }