diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9c10dc01..8fe7df6a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.10.31.09.39.21
+Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.10.31.09.41.31
diff --git a/gluon/contrib/user_agent_parser.py b/gluon/contrib/user_agent_parser.py
index bbf6c93f..54a507a4 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/user_agent_parser.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/user_agent_parser.py
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ def detect(agent):
                     break
         except Exception, ex:
             result['exception'] = ex
+    # hack to address https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/detail?id=1755
+    if not 'browser' in result:
+        result['browser'] = Storage({'name':'IE11'})
     return result