1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
index c76a93f7a1..2d9f6c3e6f 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/request.rb
@@ -82,10 +82,14 @@ module ActionController
     # Returns the accepted MIME type for the request
     def accepts
       @accepts ||=
-        if @env['HTTP_ACCEPT'].to_s.strip.empty?
-          [ content_type, Mime::ALL ].compact # make sure content_type being nil is not included
-        else
-          Mime::Type.parse(@env['HTTP_ACCEPT'])
+        begin
+          header = @env['HTTP_ACCEPT'].to_s.strip
+
+          if header.empty?
+            [content_type, Mime::ALL].compact
+          else
+            Mime::Type.parse(header)
+          end
         end
     end