lib/ridley/chef_objects/environment_object.rb in ridley-2.4.1 vs lib/ridley/chef_objects/environment_object.rb in ridley-2.4.2

@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@
         when :default
           attributes_to_change = self.default_attributes  
         when :override
           attributes_to_change = self.override_attributes
         end
-        leaf_hash = dotted_path.inject(attributes_to_change) { |hash, element| hash[element] }
+        leaf_hash = dotted_path.inject(attributes_to_change) { |hash, element| hash[element] unless hash == nil }
         leaf_hash.delete(leaf_key) unless leaf_hash.nil?
         attributes_to_change
       end
   end
 end