diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5815acb1..8295db50 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.7 (2012-03-12 15:48:55) dev
+Version 1.99.7 (2012-03-12 15:56:12) dev
diff --git a/gluon/languages.py b/gluon/languages.py
index cf222401..bb42f42b 100644
--- a/gluon/languages.py
+++ b/gluon/languages.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def read_dict_aux(filename):
         return eval(lang_text)
     except:
         logging.error('Syntax error in %s' % filename)
-        return {}
+        return {'__corrupted__':True}
 
 def read_dict(filename):    
     return getcfs('language:%s'%filename,filename,
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ def utf8_repr(s):
 
 
 def write_dict(filename, contents):
+    if contents.get('__corrupted__',False):
+        return
     try:
         fp = portalocker.LockedFile(filename, 'w')
     except (IOError, OSError):