diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 06191ec8..aa81269c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.06.27.01.50.11
+Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.06.27.07.20.48
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 8862167f..43521893 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ class ConnectionPool(object):
         if f is None:
             f = self.connector
 
-        if not hasattr(self, "driver") or self.driver is None:
-            LOGGER.debug("Skipping connection since there's no driver")
-            return
+        # if not hasattr(self, "driver") or self.driver is None:
+        #     LOGGER.debug("Skipping connection since there's no driver")
+        #     return
 
         if not self.pool_size:
             self.connection = f()