1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index f6a80b8bce..f74810720d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -1857,12 +1857,16 @@ MSG
 
       # Returns the contents of the record as a nicely formatted string.
       def inspect
-        attributes_as_nice_string = self.class.column_names.collect { |name|
-          if has_attribute?(name)
-            "#{name}: #{attribute_for_inspect(name)}"
-          end
-        }.compact.join(", ")
-        "#<#{self.class} #{attributes_as_nice_string}>"
+        inspection = if @attributes
+                       self.class.column_names.collect { |name|
+                         if has_attribute?(name)
+                           "#{name}: #{attribute_for_inspect(name)}"
+                         end
+                       }.compact.join(", ")
+                     else
+                       "not initialized"
+                     end
+        "#<#{self.class} #{inspection}>"
       end
 
     protected