diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 48b5b6b9..73d724cf 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-07 11:28:00) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-07 11:29:54) stable
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 4b6713b0..4cedaa6e 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6383,7 +6383,8 @@ class Table(dict):
                 for field in table:
                     if not field.name in fieldnames and not field.type=='id':
                         field = copy.copy(field)
-                        if field.type == 'reference '+table._tablename: # correct self references
+                        # correct self references
+                        if not table._actual and field.type == 'reference '+table._tablename: 
                             field.type = 'reference '+self._tablename
                         newfields.append(field)
                         fieldnames.add(field.name)