diff --git a/gramps/src/EventEdit.py b/gramps/src/EventEdit.py
index 58d0bd8ed..fd1ad4a68 100644
--- a/gramps/src/EventEdit.py
+++ b/gramps/src/EventEdit.py
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ class EventEditor:
         self.parent = parent
         self.event = event
         self.trans = trans
-        self.srcreflist = self.event.getSourceRefList()
+        if event:
+            self.srcreflist = self.event.getSourceRefList()
+        else:
+            self.srcreflist = []
         self.top = libglade.GladeXML(const.dialogFile, "event_edit")
         self.window = self.top.get_widget("event_edit")
         self.name_field  = self.top.get_widget("eventName")