diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e4025c24..f48fdbe8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.2.1 (2012-10-25 10:07:33) stable
+Version 2.2.1 (2012-10-25 10:11:45) stable
diff --git a/gluon/globals.py b/gluon/globals.py
index 597eb650..7f588357 100644
--- a/gluon/globals.py
+++ b/gluon/globals.py
@@ -388,7 +388,10 @@ class Response(Storage):
         if not items:
             raise HTTP(404)
         (t, f) = (items.group('table'), items.group('field'))
-        field = db[t][f]
+        try:
+            field = db[t][f]
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise HTTP(404)
         try:
             (filename, stream) = field.retrieve(name)
         except IOError: