diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fa42ba84..09c7ce06 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.08.15.17.14.24
+Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.08.17.11.30.09
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index e33f250b..aaa7414b 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -2642,9 +2642,10 @@ class Auth(object):
                 redirect(self.url(args=request.args))
             password = self.random_password()
             passfield = self.settings.password_field
-            d = dict(
-                passfield=str(table_user[passfield].validate(password)[0]),
-                registration_key='')
+            d = {
+                passfield: str(table_user[passfield].validate(password)[0]),
+                'registration_key': ''
+                }
             user.update_record(**d)
             if self.settings.mailer and \
                self.settings.mailer.send(to=form.vars.email,