diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6c9c622c..2aca0485 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-19 13:53:42) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-19 15:02:35) dev
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 3054796a..bbe999ea 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6763,7 +6763,7 @@ def index():
                         patterns += auto_table(rtable,base=tag,depth=depth-1)
             return patterns
 
-        if patterns=='auto':
+        if patterns==DEFAULT:
             patterns=[]
             for table in db.tables:
                 if not table.startswith('auth_'):
@@ -6943,7 +6943,7 @@ def index():
         table_class = args.get('table_class',Table)
         table = table_class(self, tablename, *fields, **args)
         table._actual = True
-        self[tablename] = table        
+        self[tablename] = table
         table._create_references() # must follow above line to handle self references
 
         migrate = self._migrate_enabled and args.get('migrate',self._migrate)
@@ -7283,7 +7283,7 @@ class Table(dict):
             if self._db and not field.type in ('text','blob') and \
                     self._db._adapter.maxcharlength < field.length:
                 field.length = self._db._adapter.maxcharlength
-            if field.requires is DEFAULT:
+            if field.requires == DEFAULT:
                 field.requires = sqlhtml_validators(field)
         self.ALL = SQLALL(self)
 
@@ -8069,7 +8069,7 @@ class Field(Expression):
         length=None,
         default=DEFAULT,
         required=False,
-        requires=None,
+        requires=DEFAULT,
         ondelete='CASCADE',
         notnull=False,
         unique=False,