diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bf79ec11..bfbe5ee3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.7 (2012-04-12 08:26:20) dev
+Version 1.99.7 (2012-04-12 09:12:46) dev
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 04769873..c8285f89 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ class ConnectionPool(object):
             
     def reconnect(self):
         """ allows a thread to re-connect to server or re-pool """
+        self.close_all_instances('commit')
         self.pool_connection(self._connection_function)
         self.after_connection()