1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
index d63a608109..19ce77ea5a 100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer/base.rb
@@ -386,12 +386,15 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
       end
 
       def method_missing(method_symbol, *parameters) #:nodoc:
-        match = matches_dynamic_method?(method_symbol)
-        case match[1]
-          when 'create'  then new(match[2], *parameters).mail
-          when 'deliver' then new(match[2], *parameters).deliver!
-          when 'new'     then nil
-          else super
+        if match = matches_dynamic_method?(method_symbol)
+          case match[1]
+            when 'create'  then new(match[2], *parameters).mail
+            when 'deliver' then new(match[2], *parameters).deliver!
+            when 'new'     then nil
+            else super
+          end
+        else
+          super
         end
       end
 
@@ -440,7 +443,7 @@ module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
       private
         def matches_dynamic_method?(method_name) #:nodoc:
           method_name = method_name.to_s
-          /(create|deliver)_([_a-z]\w*)/.match(method_name) || /^(new)$/.match(method_name)
+          /^(create|deliver)_([_a-z]\w*)/.match(method_name) || /^(new)$/.match(method_name)
         end
     end