diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e6b375a4..a4a8ae96 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.2-stable+timestamp.2013.03.06.12.20.41
+Version 2.4.2-stable+timestamp.2013.03.06.12.23.52
diff --git a/gluon/languages.py b/gluon/languages.py
index 7a66839a..f19a0df4 100644
--- a/gluon/languages.py
+++ b/gluon/languages.py
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ def read_possible_languages_aux(langdir):
                 construct_plural_form)  # construct_plural_form() for current language
 
     plurals = {}
-    flist = oslistdir(langdir)
+    flist = oslistdir(langdir) if isdir(langdir) else []
+        
     # scan languages directory for plural dict files:
     for pname in flist:
         if regex_plural_file.match(pname):