1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/inclusion.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/inclusion.rb
index f30333fd02..51cfc62f2b 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/inclusion.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/inclusion.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ class Object
   #   characters = ["Konata", "Kagami", "Tsukasa"]
   #   "Konata".in?(characters) # => true
   #
+  # This will throw an ArgumentError if the supplied argument doesnt not respond
+  # to +#include?+.
   def in?(another_object)
-    raise ArgumentError.new("You must supply another object that responds to include?") unless another_object.respond_to?(:include?)
     another_object.include?(self)
+  rescue NoMethodError
+    raise ArgumentError.new("The parameter passed to #in? must respond to #include?")
   end
 end