diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fd74508c..e5e37091 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.4-stable+timestamp.2013.03.15.09.49.00
+Version 2.4.4-stable+timestamp.2013.03.15.10.00.02
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index a9636a16..313944d1 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -8817,6 +8817,8 @@ class Expression(object):
             result_type = 'integer'
         elif self.type in ['date','time','datetime','double','float']:
             result_type = 'double'
+        elif self.type.startswith('decimal('):
+            result_type = self.type
         else:
             raise SyntaxError("subtraction operation not supported for type")
         return Expression(db,db._adapter.SUB,self,other,result_type)