diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cbf0c4a1..4ca64bf7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.7-stable+timestamp.2013.05.27.10.41.10
+Version 2.4.7-stable+timestamp.2013.05.27.11.49.44
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 316bd133..a6317982 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -10370,7 +10370,7 @@ class Rows(object):
         # test for multiple rows
         multi = False
         f = self.first()
-        if f:
+        if f and isinstance(key, basestring):
             multi = any([isinstance(v, f.__class__) for v in f.values()])
             if (not "." in key) and multi:
                 # No key provided, default to int indices