diff --git a/classes/Gems/Email/EmailFormAbstract.php b/classes/Gems/Email/EmailFormAbstract.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/classes/Gems/Email/EmailFormAbstract.php
+++ b/classes/Gems/Email/EmailFormAbstract.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ abstract class Gems_Email_EmailFormAbstract extends Gems_Form
      */

     protected $escort;

 

-    protected $messages;

+    protected $messages = array();

 

     protected $model;
Merge r<I> from <I>-pulse