diff --git a/jstests/evale.js b/jstests/evale.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af5a303f167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jstests/evale.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+t = db.jstests_evale;
+t.drop();
+
+db.eval( function() { return db.jstests_evale.count( { $where:function() { return true; } } ) } );
+db.eval( "db.jstests_evale.count( { $where:function() { return true; } } )" );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mongo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/mongo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index e4f2896729e..bc152affc56 100644
--- a/mongo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/mongo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 		932D855211AB912B002749FB /* find7.js */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.javascript; path = find7.js; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		932D855311AB912B002749FB /* fm4.js */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.javascript; path = fm4.js; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		932D855411AB912B002749FB /* geo_box1.js */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.javascript; path = geo_box1.js; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		93386F98125A7BB4005E0172 /* evale.js */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.javascript; path = evale.js; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		933A4D130F55A68600145C4B /* authTest.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = authTest.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		933A4D150F55A68600145C4B /* clientTest.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = clientTest.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		933A4D170F55A68600145C4B /* first.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = first.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -841,6 +842,7 @@
 		934BEB9A10DFFA9600178102 /* jstests */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				93386F98125A7BB4005E0172 /* evale.js */,
 				936D5EC71251BA2A0015722C /* rename4.js */,
 				93B771FE124024A4007C8F0C /* evald.js */,
 				93B77135123F0BB2007C8F0C /* indexk.js */,
diff --git a/scripting/engine_v8.cpp b/scripting/engine_v8.cpp
index 92312008af4..b883a45ca42 100644
--- a/scripting/engine_v8.cpp
+++ b/scripting/engine_v8.cpp
@@ -250,10 +250,17 @@ namespace mongo {
     
     // --- functions -----
 
+    bool hasFunctionIdentifier( const string& code ){
+        if ( code.size() < 9 || code.find( "function" ) != 0  )
+            return false;
+        
+        return code[8] == ' ' || code[8] == '(';
+    }
+        
     Local< v8::Function > V8Scope::__createFunction( const char * raw ){
         for(; isspace( *raw ); ++raw ); // skip whitespace
         string code = raw;
-        if ( code.find( "function" ) == string::npos ){
+        if ( !hasFunctionIdentifier( code ) ) {
             if ( code.find( "\n" ) == string::npos && 
                  ! hasJSReturn( code ) && 
                  ( code.find( ";" ) == string::npos || code.find( ";" ) == code.size() - 1 ) ){