diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 424ceba3..2bfbd61e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-26 19:02:41) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-26 20:45:59) dev
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index 0a425984..2dd3e83a 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -814,7 +814,8 @@ class DIV(XmlComponent):
                 c.latest = self.latest
                 c.session = self.session
                 c.formname = self.formname
-                if hideerror: c['hideerror'] = hideerror
+                if hideerror and not attributes.get('hideerror',False):
+                    c['hideerror'] = hideerror
                 newstatus = c._traverse(status,hideerror) and newstatus
 
         # for input, textarea, select, option