diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 65c6087a..c9bf262b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.11.20.10.23.24
+Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.11.22.08.37.15
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 4ba35b92..7c29718c 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -8355,7 +8355,7 @@ def index():
             # first item is always the field name according to Python Database API specs
             columns = adapter.cursor.description
             # reduce the column info down to just the field names
-            fields = [f[0] for f in columns]
+            fields = colnames or [f[0] for f in columns]
             # will hold our finished resultset in a list
             data = adapter._fetchall()
             # convert the list for each row into a dictionary so it's