diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 088d9c0b..e855d8c2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.10.0-trunk+timestamp.2014.08.14.16.23.22
+Version 2.10.0-trunk+timestamp.2014.08.14.16.27.22
diff --git a/gluon/streamer.py b/gluon/streamer.py
index 700ac41f..3dbc386d 100644
--- a/gluon/streamer.py
+++ b/gluon/streamer.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def stream_file_or_304_or_206(
     if error_message is None:
         error_message = rewrite.THREAD_LOCAL.routes.error_message % 'invalid request'
     try:
+        open = file # this makes no sense but without it GAE cannot open files
         fp = open(static_file)
     except IOError, e:
         if e[0] == errno.EISDIR: