1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
index 2a11cb6ca7..a9fb49a303 100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
@@ -454,7 +454,19 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
 
     def process(*args) #:nodoc:
       lookup_context.skip_default_locale!
-      super
+
+      generated_mail = super
+      unless generated_mail
+        @_message = NullMail.new
+      end
+    end
+
+    class NullMail #:nodoc:
+      def body; '' end
+
+      def method_missing(*args)
+        nil
+      end
     end
 
     def mailer_name