1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
index dc022cbde3..06b12a524f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ module ActionController
 
     def setup_controller_request_and_response
       @controller = self.class.controller_class.new
-      @request    = TestRequest.new
-      @response   = TestResponse.new
+      @controller.request = @request = TestRequest.new
+      @response = TestResponse.new
     end
  end
 end