lib/thinking_sphinx/attribute.rb in warp-thinking-sphinx-1.3.11 vs lib/thinking_sphinx/attribute.rb in warp-thinking-sphinx-1.3.13

@@ -176,10 +176,14 @@
     end
 
     def live_value(instance)
       object = instance
       column = @columns.first
-      column.__stack.each { |method| object = object.send(method) }
+      column.__stack.each { |method|
+        object = object.send(method)
+        return sphinx_value(nil) if object.nil?
+      }
+      
       sphinx_value object.send(column.__name)
     end
 
     def all_ints?
       all_of_type?(:integer)