diff --git a/src/plugins/HtmlReport.py b/src/plugins/HtmlReport.py
index aef66351d..dd97525f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/HtmlReport.py
+++ b/src/plugins/HtmlReport.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def probably_alive(person):
if death.getDate() != "":
return 0
if birth.getDate() != "":
- year = birth.getDateObj().getYear()
+ year = birth.getDateObj().get_start_date().getYear()
time_struct = time.localtime(time.time())
current_year = time_struct[0]
if year != -1 and current_year - year > 110: