diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 26877506..f1b515dc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.1+timestamp.2012.12.22.10.10.12
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.1+timestamp.2012.12.22.10.19.08
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 2a63d12b..8ada281f 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ class BaseAdapter(ConnectionPool):
         self._colnames = map(self.expand, fields)
         def geoexpand(field):
             if isinstance(field.type,str) and field.type.startswith('geometry'):
-                field = field.st_asgeojson()
+                field = field.st_astext()
             return self.expand(field)
         sql_f = ', '.join(map(geoexpand, fields))
         if query: