# Custom rescue\_action\_\* methods not being called?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-rescue-action-methods-not-being-called/116999>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 11, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-rescue-action-methods-not-being-called/116999 "2007-10-11T23:25:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-rescue-action-methods-not-being-called/116999/1 "2007-10-11T23:25:00Z")

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All,

Rails 1.1.6  
Ruby 1.8.6  
Win XP

It appears that none of my rescue\_action\_\* methods, if defined in my  
application.rb file, are being called.

I’ve placed debug statements inside of the ActionController Rescue  
module to verify that rescue\_action is being called.

Here are my overrides in application.rb, none of which are being called

- they are all protected visibility (these are just for debugging  
purposes, so please no comments on how dumb they look ;]):

There was a controller specfic error processing your request.

" end

Has anyone seen this case where the rescue\_action method in  
ActionController::Rescue cannot successfully call any custom defined  
methods in application.rb?

Thanks,  
Wes