diff --git a/app/models/approve_article.rb b/app/models/approve_article.rb
index 8681f65..915dc72 100644
--- a/app/models/approve_article.rb
+++ b/app/models/approve_article.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ class ApproveArticle < Task
   end
 
   def target_notification_description
-    _('%{requestor} wants to publish the article: %{article}.') % {:requestor => requestor.name, :article => article.name}
+    if article
+      _('%{requestor} wants to publish the article: %{article}.') % {:requestor => requestor.name, :article => article.name}
+    else
+      _('%{requestor} wants to publish an article that was removed.') % {:requestor => requestor.name}
+    end
   end
 
   def target_notification_message
diff --git a/features/approve_article.feature b/features/approve_article.feature
index d0dcfd5..298541f 100644
--- a/features/approve_article.feature
+++ b/features/approve_article.feature
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Feature: approve article
     And the following articles
       | owner | name | body | homepage |
       | mariasilva | Sample Article | This is an article | true |
+      | mariasilva | Dub Wars | This is an article | false |
     And the following communities
       | identifier | name |
       | sample-community | Sample Community |
@@ -51,3 +52,21 @@ Feature: approve article
     And I press "Apply!"
     When I go to Sample Community's sitemap
     Then I should not see "Sample Article"
+
+  @selenium
+  Scenario: reject an article that was removed
+    Given I am logged in as "mariasilva"
+    And I follow "Dub Wars"
+    And I follow "Spread" and wait
+    And I check "Sample Community"
+    And I press "Spread this"
+    And I follow "Delete"
+    And I press "Yes, I want."
+    When I am logged in as "joaosilva"
+    And I go to Sample Community's control panel
+    And I follow "Process requests" and wait
+    And I choose "Reject"
+    And I fill in "Rejection explanation" with "Article was removed."
+    And I press "Apply!"
+    Then I should see "No pending tasks"
+    And I should not see "You have a nil object when you didn't expect it"
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb
index 1591c73..5140f8d 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/noosfero_steps.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Given /^the following (articles|events|blogs|folders|forums|galleries)$/ do |con
       result.parent = Article.find_by_name(parent)
     end
     result.save!
-    if home
+    if home == 'true'
       owner.home_page = result
       owner.save!
     end
diff --git a/script/sample-profiles b/script/sample-profiles
index 6f85dec..14d2226 100755
--- a/script/sample-profiles
+++ b/script/sample-profiles
@@ -120,3 +120,15 @@ admin = User.create!({
   :environment => environment,
 }).person
 environment.add_admin(admin)
+
+guest = User.create!({
+  :login => "guest",
+  :email => 'guest@localhost.localdomain',
+  :password => 'guest',
+  :password_confirmation => 'guest',
+  :environment => environment,
+}).person
+5.times do
+  communities.rand.add_admin(guest)
+  communities.rand.add_member(guest)
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
index f5b7c07..a6e03f3 100644
--- a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
@@ -370,6 +370,15 @@ class ApproveArticleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_match(/#{task.requestor.name} wants to publish the article: #{article.name}/, email.subject)
   end
 
+  should 'deliver target finished message about article deleted' do
+    task = ApproveArticle.new(:article => article, :target => community, :requestor => profile)
+    article.destroy
+
+    email = TaskMailer.deliver_task_finished(task)
+
+    assert_match(/#{task.requestor.name} wants to publish an article that was removed/, email.subject)
+  end
+
   should 'approve an event' do
     event = fast_create(Event, :profile_id => profile.id, :name => 'Event test', :slug => 'event-test', :abstract => 'Lead of article', :body => 'This is my event')
     task = ApproveArticle.create!(:name => 'Event test', :article => event, :target => community, :requestor => profile)
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