rails_template_error_500_status.rb

# Stupid dirty trick to return a HTTP status code 500 when testing a Rails app 

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base

  if Rails.env == 'test'
    rescue_from 'ActionView::TemplateError' do |exception|
      render :text => exception, :status => 500
    end
  end

end

# Pfffff... Doesn't work, actually!