1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/topic.rb b/activerecord/test/models/topic.rb
index f1b7bbae3b..51012d22ed 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/topic.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/topic.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
   named_scope :base
   named_scope :written_before, lambda { |time|
-    { :conditions => ['written_on < ?', time] }
+    if time
+      { :conditions => ['written_on < ?', time] }
+    end
   }
   named_scope :approved, :conditions => {:approved => true}
   named_scope :rejected, :conditions => {:approved => false}