diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 83e8b4ab..094c3568 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.20.14.12.54
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.01.20.14.22.13
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index b9e47944..f53e90ac 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ class BaseAdapter(ConnectionPool):
                     tablename,fieldname = item.split('.')
                     append(db[tablename][fieldname])
                 else:
-                    append(Expression(db,lambda:item))
+                    append(Expression(db,lambda item=item:item))
             else:
                 append(item)
         # ## if no fields specified take them all from the requested tables