diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0a59f10e..cb99d016 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-28 23:04:24) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-29 07:30:57) dev
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index 86d063f5..cd8fbd3a 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -2582,8 +2582,7 @@ class Auth(object):
         return form
 
     def is_impersonating(self):
-        if not current.session.auth: return None
-        return current.session.auth.get('impersonator',None)
+        return 'impersonator' in current.session.auth
 
     def impersonate(self, user_id=DEFAULT):
         """