diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f8062071..72b693c1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2011-12-31 12:03:17) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2011-12-31 12:28:04) stable
diff --git a/gluon/globals.py b/gluon/globals.py
index e61223ee..9a9f08b2 100644
--- a/gluon/globals.py
+++ b/gluon/globals.py
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class Session(Storage):
 
         (record_id_name, table, record_id, unique_key) = \
             response._dbtable_and_field
-        dd = dict(locked=False, client_ip=request.env.remote_addr,
+        dd = dict(locked=False, client_ip=request.client.replace(':','.'),
                   modified_datetime=request.now,
                   session_data=cPickle.dumps(dict(self)),
                   unique_key=unique_key)