lib/neo4j/node.rb in neo4j-1.0.0.beta.15 vs lib/neo4j/node.rb in neo4j-1.0.0.beta.16

@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@
       end
 
       # Same as load but does not return the node as a wrapped Ruby object.
       #
       def _load(node_id, db)
+	return nil if node_id.nil?
         db.graph.get_node_by_id(node_id.to_i)
       rescue java.lang.IllegalStateException
         nil # the node has been deleted
       rescue org.neo4j.graphdb.NotFoundException
         nil