diff --git a/bottle.py b/bottle.py
index ff74d5c..6c7280b 100644
--- a/bottle.py
+++ b/bottle.py
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ class Route(object):
         func = getattr(func, '__func__' if py3k else 'im_func', func)
         closure_attr = '__closure__' if py3k else 'func_closure'
         while hasattr(func, closure_attr) and getattr(func, closure_attr):
+            func_previous = func
             attributes = getattr(func, closure_attr)
             func = attributes[0].cell_contents
 
@@ -588,6 +589,9 @@ class Route(object):
                 # pick first FunctionType instance from multiple arguments
                 func = filter(lambda x: isinstance(x, FunctionType),
                               map(lambda x: x.cell_contents, attributes))
+                if len(list(func))==0:
+                    func = func_previous
+                    break
                 func = list(func)[0]  # py3 support
         return func
 
diff --git a/bottle_sqlite.py b/bottle_sqlite.py
index a6e5388..944876a 100755
--- a/bottle_sqlite.py
+++ b/bottle_sqlite.py
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@ class SQLitePlugin(object):
         if bottle.__version__.startswith('0.9'):
             config = route['config']
             _callback = route['callback']
+            argspec = inspect.getargspec(_callback).args
         else:
             config = route.config
             _callback = route.callback
+            argspec =  route.get_callback_args()
 
         # Override global configuration with route-specific values.
         if "sqlite" in config:
@@ -100,21 +102,8 @@ class SQLitePlugin(object):
         keyword = g('keyword', self.keyword)
         text_factory = g('keyword', self.text_factory)
 
-        # Test if the original callback accepts a 'db' keyword.
-        # Ignore it if it does not need a database handle.
-        argspec = inspect.getargspec(_callback)
-        if keyword not in argspec.args:
-            #check for closure
-            no_keyword_arg = True
-            for closure in _callback.func_closure:
-                contents = closure.cell_contents
-                if callable(contents):
-                    argspec = inspect.getargspec(contents)
-                    if keyword in argspec.args:
-                        no_keyword_arg  = False
-                        break
-            if no_keyword_arg:
-                return callback
+        if keyword not in argspec:
+            return callback
 
         def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             # Connect to the database
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 681a79e..f91f4bc 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ class SQLiteTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def tearDown(self):
         os.unlink(self.plugin.dbfile)
 
+    def test_with_view(self):
+        @self.app.get('/')
+        @bottle.view('test_view')
+        def test(db):
+            self.assertEqual(type(db), type(sqlite3.connect(':memory:')))
+        self._request('/')
+
     def test_with_keyword(self):
         @self.app.get('/')
         def test(db):
diff --git a/views/test_view.tpl b/views/test_view.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbba0a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/test_view.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test_view
\ No newline at end of file