diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5850ee1f..796e78e8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-24 21:23:46) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-24 22:06:05) dev
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 42d357e1..7aadc901 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -3785,6 +3785,9 @@ class GoogleSQLAdapter(UseDatabaseStoredFile,MySQLAdapter):
         self.execute("SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=1;")
         self.execute("SET sql_mode='NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES';")
 
+    def execute(self,a):
+        return self.log_execute(a.decode('utf8'))
+
 class NoSQLAdapter(BaseAdapter):
     can_select_for_update = False