diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 47f5c491..83e8b4ab 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.18.10.00.28
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.20.14.12.54
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index c8e37ed8..35abdb82 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@ class BEAUTIFY(DIV):
                 if c.value:
                     components.append(c.value)                        
             if hasattr(c, 'xml') and callable(c.xml):
-                c = str(c)
+                components.append(c)
                 continue
             elif hasattr(c, 'keys') and callable(c.keys):
                 rows = []