diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 180efdce..0334be07 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.5.1-stable+timestamp.2013.06.18.04.41.46
+Version 2.5.1-stable+timestamp.2013.06.18.04.44.34
diff --git a/gluon/validators.py b/gluon/validators.py
index a7284285..97a4e490 100644
--- a/gluon/validators.py
+++ b/gluon/validators.py
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ class IS_FLOAT_IN_RANGE(Validator):
         dot='.'
     ):
         self.minimum = self.maximum = None
-        self.dot = dot
+        self.dot = str(dot)
         if minimum is None:
             if maximum is None:
                 if error_message is None:
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ class IS_DECIMAL_IN_RANGE(Validator):
         dot='.'
     ):
         self.minimum = self.maximum = None
-        self.dot = dot
+        self.dot = str(dot)
         if minimum is None:
             if maximum is None:
                 if error_message is None: