diff --git a/app/controllers/questions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/questions_controller.rb
index ea451d9..213dd11 100644
--- a/app/controllers/questions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/questions_controller.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,14 @@ class QuestionsController < InheritedResources::Base
   def create
     logger.info "all params are #{params.inspect}"
     logger.info "vi is #{params['question']['visitor_identifier']} and local are #{params['question']['local_identifier']}."
-    if @question = current_user.create_question(params['question']['visitor_identifier'], :name => params['question']['name'], :local_identifier => params['question']['local_identifier'], :information => params['question']['information'], :ideas => (params['question']['ideas'].lines.to_a.delete_if {|i| i.blank?}))
+    if @question =
+        current_user.create_question(
+          params['question']['visitor_identifier'],
+          :name => params['question']['name'],
+          :local_identifier => params['question']['local_identifier'],
+          :information => params['question']['information'],
+          :ideas => (params['question']['ideas'].lines.to_a.delete_if {|i| i.blank?} rescue nil)
+         )
       respond_to do |format|
         format.xml { render :xml => @question.to_xml}
       end
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