diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 690f5d30..3a9ba2ba 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.7 (2012-03-19 15:51:10) dev
+Version 1.99.7 (2012-03-19 15:55:45) dev
diff --git a/gluon/compileapp.py b/gluon/compileapp.py
index 60ceacc4..79959c67 100644
--- a/gluon/compileapp.py
+++ b/gluon/compileapp.py
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ def run_controller_in(controller, function, environment):
             vars = p(vars)
     if isinstance(vars,unicode):
         vars = vars.encode('utf8')
-    if hasattr(vars,'xml'):
+    elif hasattr(vars,'xml') and callable(vars.xml):
         vars = vars.xml()
     return vars