# NoMethodError on functional test **URL:** \ **Category:** Deployment\ **Created:** [June 23, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/141178 "2008-06-23T10:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/141178/1 "2008-06-23T10:28:07Z")
Hi, I’ve got a small problem with my funcional tests. I want to test the function, that anybody who wants to the admin - controller redirect to the authentication - controller. So I write this small test: def test\_index get :index assert\_response :redirect end But every time I get these error message: ruby test/functional/admin\_controller\_test.rb Loaded suite test/functional/admin\_controller\_test Started E. Finished in 0.313 seconds. 1. Error: test\_index(AdminControllerTest): NoMethodError: You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it! You might have expected an instance of ActiveRecord::Base. The error occurred while evaluating nil.[] … 2 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 1 errors Has anybody an idea to solve this problem? Regards Eddy ---
**Author:** ![eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@eddy\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddy_b)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-on-functional-test/141178/2 "2008-06-23T11:48:16Z")
Sorry, wrong forum ☹