diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e564afa8..be1f85b0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.3.0 (2012-12-05 11:22:29) rc1
+Version 2.3.0 (2012-12-05 11:34:39) rc1
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 5db77bfc..9dc1e720 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -8545,7 +8545,7 @@ class Field(Expression):
         if not isinstance(fieldname,str) or hasattr(Table,fieldname) or \
                 fieldname[0] == '_' or REGEX_PYTHON_KEYWORDS.match(fieldname):
             raise SyntaxError('Field: invalid field name: %s' % fieldname)
-        self.type = type if not isinstance(type, Table) else 'reference %s' % type
+        self.type = type if not isinstance(type, (Table,Field)) else 'reference %s' % type
         self.length = length if not length is None else DEFAULTLENGTH.get(self.type,512)
         self.default = default if default!=DEFAULT else (update or None)
         self.required = required  # is this field required