diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e0a488d8..1687bdd2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.1+timestamp.2012.12.21.00.22.11
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.1+timestamp.2012.12.22.08.57.50
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index 8c8a7fa7..abdc61ba 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -4265,7 +4265,10 @@ class Service(object):
         if not method in methods:
             return return_error(id, 100, 'method "%s" does not exist' % method)
         try:
-            s = methods[method](**params)
+            if isinstance(params,dict):
+                s = methods[method](**params)
+            else:
+                s = methods[method](*params)
             if hasattr(s, 'as_list'):
                 s = s.as_list()
             return return_response(id, s)