diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0c58ecc8..830f4bf6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-26 15:38:27) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-26 15:40:29) stable
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 31640901..53b37866 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ class BaseAdapter(ConnectionPool):
             (cache_model, time_expire) = attributes['cache']
             del attributes['cache']
             key = self.uri + '/' + sql
-            key = (key<=200) and key or hashlib.md5(key).hexdigest()
+            key = (len(key)<=200) and key or hashlib.md5(key).hexdigest()
             rows = cache_model(key, lambda: response(sql), time_expire)
         else:
             rows = response(sql)