1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/test_process.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/test_process.rb
index d4eecac2de..79f309cae7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/test_process.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/test_process.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ require 'action_dispatch/middleware/flash'
 module ActionDispatch
   module TestProcess
     def assigns(key = nil)
-      assigns = {}
+      assigns = {}.with_indifferent_access
       @controller.instance_variable_names.each do |ivar|
         next if ActionController::Base.protected_instance_variables.include?(ivar)
         assigns[ivar[1..-1]] = @controller.instance_variable_get(ivar)
       end
 
-      key.nil? ? assigns : assigns[key.to_s]
+      key.nil? ? assigns : assigns[key]
     end
 
     def session