lib/mongoid/i18n/localized_field.rb in mongoid_i18n-0.4.0 vs lib/mongoid/i18n/localized_field.rb in mongoid_i18n-0.5.0

@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
         object
       end
 
       # Assing new translation to translation table.
       def assign(object, value)
-        object.merge(locale => value)
+        (object || {}).merge(locale => value)
       end
 
       # Replace translation hash with new one. If :clear_empty_values is set to
       # pairs with empty values will be reject
       def replace(object, values)
\ No newline at end of file