diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f54c97ed8..4794a1a08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2007-02-26  Brian Matherly  <brian@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/plugins/WritePkg.py: Fix crash on gpkg export in Windows
+
 2007-02-26  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py: handle EVENTS with argument on
 	the declaration line
diff --git a/src/plugins/WritePkg.py b/src/plugins/WritePkg.py
index 467add85d..0bda6fd16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/WritePkg.py
+++ b/src/plugins/WritePkg.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class PackageWriter:
         # during the process (i.e. when removing object)
         for m_id in self.db.get_media_object_handles():
             mobject = self.db.get_object_from_handle(m_id)
-            filename = mobject.get_path()
+            filename = str(mobject.get_path())
             if os.path.isfile(filename):
                 archive.add(filename)
 #             else: