sdev ActiveMerchant (production mode) error msg

sdev failure

ActionView::TemplateError (undefined method `success?' for nil:NilClass) on line #18 of orders/failure.html.erb:
15: 
16: <hr />
17: 
18: <div class="box <%= @subscription.success? ? 'back-green' : 'back-orange' %>">
19:   <h3>Subscription charges (begins after 3 months from the date of purchase)</h3>
20:   <p>
21:     Message: <%= @subscription.message %>

    app/views/orders/failure.html.erb:18:in `_run_erb_47app47views47orders47failure46html46erb'
    vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:338:in `send'
    vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:338:in `execute'
    vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/compilable.rb:29:in `send'
    vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/compilable.rb:29:in `render'
    vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb:35:in `render'