diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7399c5a5..bb376010 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+    - append "@" to _run_mod_handler to supress warnings (Monte)
     - fix problem with escaped double quotes (Monte)
     - fix html_radios to not return an array (Monte)
     - fixed length in modifier.truncate.php (messju)
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index f126c6ae..a32362d6 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -1641,7 +1641,8 @@ class Smarty_Compiler extends Smarty {
             else
                 $modifier_args = '';
 
-            $output = "\$this->_run_mod_handler('$modifier_name', $map_array, $output$modifier_args)";
+						
+            $output = "@\$this->_run_mod_handler('$modifier_name', $map_array, $output$modifier_args)";
         }
     }