1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/assertions.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/assertions.rb
index 8c68f42781..a4e0361a32 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/assertions.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/assertions.rb
@@ -67,15 +67,17 @@ module ActiveSupport
       # Test if an expression is blank. Passes if object.blank? is true.
       #
       #   assert_blank [] # => true
-      def assert_blank(object)
-        assert object.blank?, "#{object.inspect} is not blank"
+      def assert_blank(object, message=nil)
+        message ||= "#{object.inspect} is not blank"
+        assert object.blank?, message
       end
 
       # Test if an expression is not blank. Passes if object.present? is true.
       #
       #   assert_present {:data => 'x' } # => true
-      def assert_present(object)
-        assert object.present?, "#{object.inspect} is blank"
+      def assert_present(object, message=nil)
+        message ||= "#{object.inspect} is blank"
+        assert object.present?, message
       end
     end
   end