diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 130d5fbb..68323af7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-26 15:34:08) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-26 15:36:09) stable
diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index 06d51ef4..2e70368e 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def represent(field,value,record):
     if not callable(f):
         return str(value)
     n = f.func_code.co_argcount-len(f.func_defaults or [])
+    if getattr(f, 'im_self', None): n -= 1
     if n==1:
         return f(value)
     elif n==2: