diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 99da24b0..865b18db 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.5-stable+timestamp.2013.03.31.15.30.02
+Version 2.4.5-stable+timestamp.2013.03.31.19.08.37
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index 265e11d3..3d406af8 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -840,9 +840,8 @@ class DIV(XmlComponent):
                 c.latest = self.latest
                 c.session = self.session
                 c.formname = self.formname
-                if hideerror and not \
-                        self.attributes.get('hideerror', False):
-                    c['hideerror'] = hideerror
+                c['hideerror'] = hideerror or \
+                        self.attributes.get('hideerror', False)
                 newstatus = c._traverse(status, hideerror) and newstatus
 
         # for input, textarea, select, option