diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6b905346..d833dcfe 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.2.1 (2012-10-21 10:54:10) stable
+Version 2.2.1 (2012-10-22 15:07:32) stable
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index deecf6a6..e2088dc9 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -8607,12 +8607,13 @@ class Field(Expression):
         return value
 
     def validate(self, value):
-        if not self.requires:
+        if not self.requires or self.requires == DEFAULT:
             return (value, None)
         requires = self.requires
         if not isinstance(requires, (list, tuple)):
             requires = [requires]
         for validator in requires:
+            print validator
             (value, error) = validator(value)
             if error:
                 return (value, error)