diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c6437e3ea..2fa12f65b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-04-23  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
+	* src/GrampsDbBase.py (_find_from_handle,find_object_from_handle,
+	find_place_from_handle): Fix typo
+
 2005-04-19  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/PedView.py: Replaced gnome canvas by an implementation
 	that uses gtk+ only. Still incomplete.
diff --git a/src/GrampsDbBase.py b/src/GrampsDbBase.py
index 9723c448b..756fe8f38 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDbBase.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDbBase.py
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class GrampsDbBase(GrampsDBCallback.GrampsDBCallback):
 
     def _find_from_handle(self,handle,transaction,class_type,dmap,add_func):
         obj = class_type()
-        val = str(val)
+        val = str(handle)
         if dmap.get(val):
             obj.unserialize(dmap.get(val))
         else:
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ class GrampsDbBase(GrampsDBCallback.GrampsDBCallback):
         return self._find_from_handle(val,transaction,Event,
                                       self.event_map,self.add_event)
 
-    def find_object_from_handle(self,handle,transaction):
+    def find_object_from_handle(self,val,transaction):
         """
         Finds an MediaObject in the database from the passed GRAMPS ID.
         If no such MediaObject exists, a new Object is added to the database."""
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class GrampsDbBase(GrampsDBCallback.GrampsDBCallback):
         return self._find_from_handle(val,transaction,MediaObject,
                                       self.media_map,self.add_object)
 
-    def find_place_from_handle(self,handle,transaction):
+    def find_place_from_handle(self,val,transaction):
         """
         Finds a Place in the database from the passed GRAMPS ID.
         If no such Place exists, a new Place is added to the database.