# \[Jobs::PollMailbox\] Job exception: undefined method \`update\_columns' for nil:NilClass

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/jobs-pollmailbox-job-exception-undefined-method-update-columns-for-nil-nilclass/43629>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [5월 3, 2016, 6:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jobs-pollmailbox-job-exception-undefined-method-update-columns-for-nil-nilclass/43629 "2016-05-03T18:41:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [5월 3, 2016, 6:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/jobs-pollmailbox-job-exception-undefined-method-update-columns-for-nil-nilclass/43629/1 "2016-05-03T18:41:18Z")

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Getting regular alerts for this error:

Job exception: undefined method `update\_columns’ for nil:NilClass

Backtrace:

```
/var/www/discourse/lib/email/receiver.rb:44:in `rescue in process!'
/var/www/discourse/lib/email/receiver.rb:40:in `process!'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/scheduled/poll_mailbox.rb:27:in `process_popmail'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/scheduled/poll_mailbox.rb:117:in `block (2 levels) in poll_pop3'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.0.0/net/pop.rb:688:in `block in delete_all'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.0.0/net/pop.rb:687:in `each'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.0.0/net/pop.rb:687:in `delete_all'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/scheduled/poll_mailbox.rb:116:in `block in poll_pop3'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.0.0/net/pop.rb:531:in `start'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/scheduled/poll_mailbox.rb:115:in `poll_pop3'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/scheduled/poll_mailbox.rb:15:in `execute'
/var/www/discourse/app/jobs/base.rb:154:in `block (2 levels) in perform'

```

Relevant environment:

```
hostname	coyote-app
process_id	5258
application_version	ed446ca4876639f6bfc7b064c2e3deb85da9f4c1
current_db	default
current_hostname	talk.hackspace.ca
job	Jobs::PollMailbox
message	Unrecognized error type when processing incoming email

```

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