diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b0edfc0e..07d1574f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-31 19:24:21) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-07-31 19:25:48) dev
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index 3a02e919..a20579f0 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6179,6 +6179,7 @@ def sqlhtml_validators(field):
         def list_ref_repr(ids, row=None, r=referenced, f=ff):
             if not ids:
                 return None
+            refs = None
             if isinstance(r._db._adapter, GoogleDatastoreAdapter):
                 for i in xrange(0, len(ids), 30):
                     if not refs: