diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index efb3ad5b7..7921d37bf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-04-27  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
+	* src/gramps_main.py (__init__): Avoid TypeError in schema error
+        message
+
 2005-04-26  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* NEWS, configure.in, src/EditPerson.py, src/EditSource.py,
 	src/FamilyView.py, src/ImageSelect.py, src/Marriage.py,
diff --git a/src/gramps_main.py b/src/gramps_main.py
index e92f6c3f1..02ebc84dc 100755
--- a/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Gramps(GrampsDBCallback.GrampsDBCallback):
             
         except Errors.GConfSchemaError, val:
             ErrorDialog(_("Configuration error"),
-                        val + _("\n\nPossibly the installation of GRAMPS was incomplete."
+                        str(val) + _("\n\nPossibly the installation of GRAMPS was incomplete."
                           " Make sure the GConf schema of GRAMPS is properly installed."))
             gtk.main_quit()
             return