diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 64f199aa..ada29361 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.4 (2012-08-31 16:00:18) stable
+Version 2.0.4 (2012-08-31 16:04:08) stable
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 341b3e81..8b968803 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ class BaseAdapter(ConnectionPool):
                 h,m = tz.split(':')
                 dt = datetime.timedelta(seconds=3600*int(h)+60*int(m))
             elif '-' in timezone:
-                ms,tz = value.split('-')
+                ms,tz = timezone.split('-')
                 h,m = tz.split(':')
                 dt = -datetime.timedelta(seconds=3600*int(h)+60*int(m))
             else: