diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d5c3ceb8..83fbfba3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.6 (2012-03-02 20:26:11) stable
+Version 1.99.6 (2012-03-02 23:59:45) stable
diff --git a/gluon/compileapp.py b/gluon/compileapp.py
index 113abc60..60ceacc4 100644
--- a/gluon/compileapp.py
+++ b/gluon/compileapp.py
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ def LOAD(c=None, f='index', args=None, vars=None,
     is added on page loading without delay.
     """
     from html import TAG, DIV, URL, SCRIPT, XML
-    create_div = True
-    if target is not None:
-        create_div = False
     if args is None: args = []
     vars = Storage(vars or {})
     target = target or 'c'+str(random.random())[2:]
@@ -157,7 +154,7 @@ def LOAD(c=None, f='index', args=None, vars=None,
         else:
             statement = "web2py_component('%s','%s');" % (url, target)
         script = SCRIPT(statement, _type="text/javascript")
-        if create_div:
+        if not content is None:
             return TAG[''](script, DIV(content,**attr))
         else:
             return TAG[''](script)