diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 23d4be4f..cfa2190e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.9 (2012-09-28 12:37:56) dev
+Version 2.0.9 (2012-09-28 12:47:32) dev
diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index 7589d09e..2868f462 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ class SQLFORM(FORM):
                 table = TABLE()
                 for id,a,b,c in xfields:
                     newrows = formstyle(id,a,b,c)
-                    self.field_parent[id] = b.parent
+                    self.field_parent[id] = getattr(b,'parent',None)
                     if type(newrows).__name__ != "tuple":
                         newrows = [newrows]
                     for newrow in newrows: