diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index dabc8478..0e5bb4e5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.7 (2012-04-01 23:37:42) dev
+Version 1.99.7 (2012-04-04 08:20:14) dev
diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index e21929d4..3f2a4391 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ class SQLFORM(FORM):
 
         self.ignore_rw = ignore_rw
         self.formstyle = formstyle
+        self.readonly = readonly
+
         nbsp = XML(' ') # Firefox2 does not display fields with blanks
         FORM.__init__(self, *[], **attributes)
         ofields = fields
@@ -828,7 +830,6 @@ class SQLFORM(FORM):
                 self.custom.widget.id = widget
                 continue
 
-            self.readonly = readonly
 
             if readonly and not ignore_rw and not field.readable:
                 continue