diff --git a/SimpleCV/Features/Detection.py b/SimpleCV/Features/Detection.py
index a08c3ebb1..ccad97333 100644
--- a/SimpleCV/Features/Detection.py
+++ b/SimpleCV/Features/Detection.py
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ def draw(self, color = (0, 255, 0),width=1):
     def __getstate__(self):
         dict = self.__dict__.copy()
         del dict["classifier"]
+	return dict
               
       
     def meanColor(self):