diff --git a/scrapy/tests/test_utils_signal.py b/scrapy/tests/test_utils_signal.py
index 314ab9454..139d8a632 100644
--- a/scrapy/tests/test_utils_signal.py
+++ b/scrapy/tests/test_utils_signal.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class SignalUtilsTest(unittest.TestCase):
         def test_handler_check(arg):
             handlers_called.add(test_handler_check)
             assert arg == 'test'
+            return "OK"
 
         def log_received(message, level):
             handlers_called.add(log_received)
@@ -27,11 +28,14 @@ class SignalUtilsTest(unittest.TestCase):
         dispatcher.connect(log_received, signal=log.logmessage_received)
         dispatcher.connect(test_handler_error, signal=test_signal)
         dispatcher.connect(test_handler_check, signal=test_signal)
-        send_catch_log(test_signal, arg='test')
+        result = send_catch_log(test_signal, arg='test')
 
         assert test_handler_error in handlers_called
         assert test_handler_check in handlers_called
         assert log_received in handlers_called
+        self.assertEqual(result[0][0], test_handler_error)
+        self.assert_(isinstance(result[0][1], Exception))
+        self.assertEqual(result[1], (test_handler_check, "OK"))
 
         dispatcher.disconnect(log_received, signal=log.logmessage_received)
         dispatcher.disconnect(test_handler_error, signal=test_signal)
diff --git a/scrapy/utils/signal.py b/scrapy/utils/signal.py
index 8c0ca3ae6..eaa649c9e 100644
--- a/scrapy/utils/signal.py
+++ b/scrapy/utils/signal.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ def send_catch_log(*args, **kwargs):
     """Same as dispatcher.robust.sendRobust but logs any exceptions raised by
     the signal handlers
     """
-    for receiver, result in sendRobust(*args, **kwargs):
-        if isinstance(result, Exception):
+    results = sendRobust(*args, **kwargs)
+    for receiver, response in results:
+        if isinstance(response, Exception):
             log.msg("Exception caught on signal dispatch: receiver=%r, " \
-                " exception=%r" % (receiver, result), level=log.ERROR)
+                " exception=%r" % (receiver, response), level=log.ERROR)
+    return results