diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d0c56127..820b0a2e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.1+timestamp.2012.12.23.23.33.10
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.1+timestamp.2012.12.24.11.20.54
diff --git a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
index 2f87a801..2c58fbf0 100644
--- a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ function web2py_event_handlers() {
       window.location = redirect;
     };
   });
+  doc.ajaxError(function(e, xhr, settings, exception) {
+    doc.off('click', '.flash')
+      switch(xhr.status){
+        case 500:
+          $('.flash').html(ajax_error_500).slideDown(); 
+      }
+  });
 };
 
 jQuery(function() {
diff --git a/applications/admin/views/web2py_ajax.html b/applications/admin/views/web2py_ajax.html
index 4bff2fc5..cf8135ac 100644
--- a/applications/admin/views/web2py_ajax.html
+++ b/applications/admin/views/web2py_ajax.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     var w2p_ajax_confirm_message = "{{=T('Are you sure you want to delete this object?')}}";
     var w2p_ajax_date_format = "{{=T('%Y-%m-%d')}}";
     var w2p_ajax_datetime_format = "{{=T('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}}";
+    var ajax_error_500 = '{{=XML(T('An error occured, please %s the page') % A(T('reload'), _href=URL(args=request.args, vars=request.vars))) }}'
     //--></script>
 {{
 response.files.insert(0,URL('static','js/jquery.js'))
diff --git a/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
index 2f87a801..2c58fbf0 100644
--- a/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ function web2py_event_handlers() {
       window.location = redirect;
     };
   });
+  doc.ajaxError(function(e, xhr, settings, exception) {
+    doc.off('click', '.flash')
+      switch(xhr.status){
+        case 500:
+          $('.flash').html(ajax_error_500).slideDown(); 
+      }
+  });
 };
 
 jQuery(function() {
diff --git a/applications/examples/views/web2py_ajax.html b/applications/examples/views/web2py_ajax.html
index 4bff2fc5..cf8135ac 100644
--- a/applications/examples/views/web2py_ajax.html
+++ b/applications/examples/views/web2py_ajax.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     var w2p_ajax_confirm_message = "{{=T('Are you sure you want to delete this object?')}}";
     var w2p_ajax_date_format = "{{=T('%Y-%m-%d')}}";
     var w2p_ajax_datetime_format = "{{=T('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}}";
+    var ajax_error_500 = '{{=XML(T('An error occured, please %s the page') % A(T('reload'), _href=URL(args=request.args, vars=request.vars))) }}'
     //--></script>
 {{
 response.files.insert(0,URL('static','js/jquery.js'))
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
index 2f87a801..2c58fbf0 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ function web2py_event_handlers() {
       window.location = redirect;
     };
   });
+  doc.ajaxError(function(e, xhr, settings, exception) {
+    doc.off('click', '.flash')
+      switch(xhr.status){
+        case 500:
+          $('.flash').html(ajax_error_500).slideDown(); 
+      }
+  });
 };
 
 jQuery(function() {
diff --git a/applications/welcome/views/web2py_ajax.html b/applications/welcome/views/web2py_ajax.html
index 4bff2fc5..cf8135ac 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/views/web2py_ajax.html
+++ b/applications/welcome/views/web2py_ajax.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     var w2p_ajax_confirm_message = "{{=T('Are you sure you want to delete this object?')}}";
     var w2p_ajax_date_format = "{{=T('%Y-%m-%d')}}";
     var w2p_ajax_datetime_format = "{{=T('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}}";
+    var ajax_error_500 = '{{=XML(T('An error occured, please %s the page') % A(T('reload'), _href=URL(args=request.args, vars=request.vars))) }}'
     //--></script>
 {{
 response.files.insert(0,URL('static','js/jquery.js'))