diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a76309c..a2695bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Started raising a `NoResponseError` if an operation doesn't return a `result.response` skill 
+
 ## [2.2.0]
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/lib/pragma/rails.rb b/lib/pragma/rails.rb
index 167832d..3103657 100644
--- a/lib/pragma/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/pragma/rails.rb
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@
 require 'pragma/rails/version'
 require 'pragma/rails/controller'
 require 'pragma/rails/resource_controller'
+require 'pragma/rails/errors'
 
 require 'generators/pragma/resource_generator' if defined?(::Rails::Generators)
 
 module Pragma
   # Ruby on Rails integration for the Pragma architecture.
-  #
-  # @author Alessandro Desantis
   module Rails
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pragma/rails/controller.rb b/lib/pragma/rails/controller.rb
index bceb815..b081bc5 100644
--- a/lib/pragma/rails/controller.rb
+++ b/lib/pragma/rails/controller.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ module Pragma
   module Rails
     # This mixin should be included in a Rails controller to provide integration with Pragma
     # operations.
-    #
-    # @author Alessandro Desantis
     module Controller
       def self.included(klass)
         klass.include InstanceMethods
@@ -28,6 +26,8 @@ def run(operation_klass)
             'policy.context' => policy_context
           )
 
+          fail NoResponseError unless result['result.response']
+
           result['result.response'].headers.each_pair do |key, value|
             response.headers[key] = value
           end
diff --git a/lib/pragma/rails/errors.rb b/lib/pragma/rails/errors.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5743a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pragma/rails/errors.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module Pragma
+  module Rails
+    class NoResponseError < StandardError
+      def initialize
+        super <<~MESSAGE
+          Your operation did not return a `result.response` skill, which might mean one of the following:
+
+            * The execution of the operation halted early (maybe one of your steps returned a falsey value?).
+            * You forgot to set a `result.response` skill in a custom operation.
+        MESSAGE
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pragma/rails/resource_controller.rb b/lib/pragma/rails/resource_controller.rb
index 803876c..3adc626 100644
--- a/lib/pragma/rails/resource_controller.rb
+++ b/lib/pragma/rails/resource_controller.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 module Pragma
   module Rails
     # Exposes CRUD operations on a resource through a Rails controller.
-    #
-    # @author Alessandro Desantis
     module ResourceController
       def self.included(klass)
         klass.include Controller
diff --git a/spec/pragma/rails/controller_spec.rb b/spec/pragma/rails/controller_spec.rb
index 2d6a076..e9300a8 100644
--- a/spec/pragma/rails/controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pragma/rails/controller_spec.rb
@@ -5,56 +5,83 @@
 RSpec.describe Pragma::Rails::Controller do
   subject { controller_klass.new.tap(&:run_operation) }
 
-  let(:controller_klass) do
-    Class.new do
-      attr_reader :render_args
-
-      def run_operation
-        operation = Class.new(Pragma::Operation::Base) do
-          step :respond!
-
-          def respond!(options, params:, **)
-            options['result.response'] = Pragma::Operation::Response::Created.new(
-              headers: { 'X-Foo' => params[:foo] },
-              entity: { foo: params[:foo] }
-            )
+  context 'when the operation executes successfully' do
+    let(:controller_klass) do
+      Class.new do
+        attr_reader :render_args
+
+        def run_operation
+          operation = Class.new(Pragma::Operation::Base) do
+            step :respond!
+
+            def respond!(options, params:, **)
+              options['result.response'] = Pragma::Operation::Response::Created.new(
+                headers: { 'X-Foo' => params[:foo] },
+                entity: { foo: params[:foo] }
+              )
+            end
           end
+
+          run operation
         end
 
-        run operation
-      end
+        def response
+          @response ||= OpenStruct.new(headers: {})
+        end
 
-      def response
-        @response ||= OpenStruct.new(headers: {})
-      end
+        def render(*args)
+          @render_args = args
+        end
 
-      def render(*args)
-        @render_args = args
-      end
+        def params
+          {}
+        end
+
+        protected
 
-      def params
-        {}
+        def operation_params
+          ActionController::Parameters.new(foo: 'bar')
+        end
+      end.tap do |klass|
+        klass.include described_class
       end
+    end
 
-      protected
+    it 'responds with the headers from the operation' do
+      expect(subject.response.headers).to eq('X-Foo' => 'bar')
+    end
 
-      def operation_params
-        ActionController::Parameters.new(foo: 'bar')
-      end
-    end.tap do |klass|
-      klass.include described_class
+    it 'responds with the status code from the operation' do
+      expect(subject.render_args.first[:status]).to eq(201)
     end
-  end
 
-  it 'responds with the headers from the operation' do
-    expect(subject.response.headers).to eq('X-Foo' => 'bar')
+    it 'responds with the resource from the operation' do
+      expect(subject.render_args.first[:json]).to eq('foo' => 'bar')
+    end
   end
 
-  it 'responds with the status code from the operation' do
-    expect(subject.render_args.first[:status]).to eq(201)
-  end
+  context 'when the operation does not set a result.response skill' do
+    let(:controller_klass) do
+      Class.new do
+        attr_reader :render_args
+
+        def run_operation
+          operation = Class.new(Pragma::Operation::Base)
+          run operation
+        end
 
-  it 'responds with the resource from the operation' do
-    expect(subject.render_args.first[:json]).to eq('foo' => 'bar')
+        protected
+
+        def operation_params
+          ActionController::Parameters.new(foo: 'bar')
+        end
+      end.tap do |klass|
+        klass.include described_class
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'raises a NoResponseError' do
+      expect { subject }.to raise_error(Pragma::Rails::NoResponseError)
+    end
   end
 end