diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e652961c..1375695b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.1.1 (2012-10-16 11:23:37) dev
+Version 2.1.1 (2012-10-16 11:47:13) dev
diff --git a/gluon/rewrite.py b/gluon/rewrite.py
index 1dd01e55..f276ff47 100644
--- a/gluon/rewrite.py
+++ b/gluon/rewrite.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def regex_url_in(request, environ):
     routes = THREAD_LOCAL.routes
     if routes.routes_in:
         environ = regex_filter_in(environ)
-    request.env.update((sluggify(k),v) for k,v in environ.iteritems())
+    request.env.update((k.lower().replace('.','_'),v) for k,v in environ.iteritems())
 
     # ##################################################
     # serve if a static file
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ class MapUrlIn(object):
     def sluggify(self):
         ""
         self.request.env.update(
-            (sluggify(k),v) for k,v in self.env.iteritems())
+            (k.lower().replace('.','_'),v) for k,v in self.env.iteritems())
 
     def update_request(self):
         '''