From 3c9b62645feb01cd0fa3b386ba49fdbb6f43a32e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Harvey <sean@silverstripe.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:36:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] BUGFIX If $protector is not an object, create it

---
 code/SpamProtectorManager.php | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/code/SpamProtectorManager.php b/code/SpamProtectorManager.php
index cd3d7f3..eb233af 100644
--- a/code/SpamProtectorManager.php
+++ b/code/SpamProtectorManager.php
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ class SpamProtectorManager {
 			user_error("Spam Protector class '$protectorClass' does not exist. Please define a valid Spam Protector", E_USER_WARNING);
 		}
 		
-		$protector = new $protectorClass();
+		if(!is_object($protector)) {
+			$protector = new $protectorClass();
+		}
+
 		try {
 			$check = $protector->updateForm($form, $before, $fieldsToSpamServiceMapping);
 		} catch (Exception $e) {