diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0d57e382..43ab79e2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.1 (2012-08-28 14:57:17) rc4
+Version 2.00.1 (2012-08-28 15:36:00) rc4
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index ee73c25e..c9e7073b 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ class BaseAdapter(ConnectionPool):
             for item in table.virtualfields:
                 try:
                     rowsobj = rowsobj.setvirtualfields(**{tablename:item})
-                except KeyError:
+                except (KeyError, AttributeError):
                     # to avoid breaking virtualfields when partial select
                     pass
         return rowsobj
@@ -6946,7 +6946,7 @@ def index():
                     ofields = vars.get('order',db[table]._id.name).split('|')
                     try:
                         orderby = [db[table][f] if not f.startswith('~') else ~db[table][f[1:]] for f in ofields]
-                    except KeyError:
+                    except (KeyError, AttributeError):
                         return Row({'status':400,'error':'invalid orderby','response':None})
                     fields = [field for field in db[table] if field.readable]
                     count = dbset.count()