lib/clamby/command.rb in clamby-1.6.1 vs lib/clamby/command.rb in clamby-1.6.2

@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@
         args << '--stream' if Clamby.config[:stream]
       end
 
       new.run scan_executable, *args
 
-      case $CHILD_STATUS.exitstatus
+      # $CHILD_STATUS maybe nil if the execution itself (not the client process)
+      # fails
+      case $CHILD_STATUS && $CHILD_STATUS.exitstatus
       when 0
         return false
-      when 2
+      when nil, 2
         # clamdscan returns 2 whenever error other than a detection happens
         if Clamby.config[:error_clamscan_client_error] && Clamby.config[:daemonize]
           raise Clamby::ClamscanClientError.new("Clamscan client error")
         end