diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ca03c054..5dfa5b06 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.13.13.07.43
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.13.13.14.47
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 0f8b3967..5cdd8adb 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -7273,6 +7273,8 @@ def index():
             i = 0
             while i<len(patterns):
                 pattern = patterns[i]
+                if not isinstance(pattern,str):
+                    pattern = pattern[0]
                 tokens = pattern.split('/')
                 if tokens[-1].startswith(':auto') and re2.match(tokens[-1]):
                     new_patterns = auto_table(tokens[-1][tokens[-1].find('[')+1:-1],