diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 0078d0eba..93554d381 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-05-20  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/SelectObject.py (on_select_row): Properly get mime type.
+
 2005-05-19  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DisplayModels.py: remove place column
 	* src/MediaView.py: delete Place option
diff --git a/gramps2/src/SelectObject.py b/gramps2/src/SelectObject.py
index dc0e2c83e..a4c4a54c1 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/SelectObject.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/SelectObject.py
@@ -113,15 +113,14 @@ class SelectObject:
         data = self.object_model.get_data(node,range(self.ncols))
         handle = data[4]
         obj = self.db.get_object_from_handle(handle)
-        the_type = Utils.get_mime_description(obj.get_mime_type())
+        the_type = obj.get_mime_type()
         path = obj.get_path()
 
         if the_type and the_type[0:5] == "image":
-            image = ImgManip.get_thumbnail_image(obj.get_path())
-            self.preview.set_from_pixbuf(image)
+            image = ImgManip.get_thumbnail_image(path)
         else:
-            icon_image = Utils.find_mime_type_pixbuf(the_type)
-            self.preview.set_from_pixbuf(icon_image)
+            image = Utils.find_mime_type_pixbuf(the_type)
+        self.preview.set_from_pixbuf(image)
         
         self.object_handle.set_text(obj.get_gramps_id())
         self.object_type.set_text(the_type)