diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index e919b6b3e..3a2c3e8e1 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2006-06-26  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py (report): catch IOError
 	* src/Filters/Rules/Person/_HasDeath.py: use references instead of
 	handles
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py b/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py
index 66f3c60a2..ccdd13f5c 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py
@@ -647,6 +647,8 @@ def report(dbstate,uistate,person,report_class,options_class,
         except Errors.FilterError, msg:
             (m1,m2) = msg.messages()
             ErrorDialog(m1,m2)
+        except IOError, msg:
+            ErrorDialog(_("Report could not be created"),str(msg))
         except Errors.ReportError, msg:
             (m1,m2) = msg.messages()
             ErrorDialog(m1,m2)