diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7b8b5bcb..c828a570 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.07.20.12.59.52
+Version 2.6.0-development+timestamp.2013.07.21.16.55.15
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 1aa424aa..60f2e467 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6876,8 +6876,8 @@ class Row(object):
         key=str(k)
         _extra = self.__dict__.get('_extra', None)
         if _extra is not None:
-            v = _extra.get(key, r'[__+-+_key_not_found_+-+__]')
-            if v != r'[__+-+_key_not_found_+-+__]':
+            v = _extra.get(key, DEFAULT)
+            if v != DEFAULT:
                 return v
         m = REGEX_TABLE_DOT_FIELD.match(key)
         if m: