diff --git a/src/gen/proxy/living.py b/src/gen/proxy/living.py
index c9866ba3f..9898f2c4d 100644
--- a/src/gen/proxy/living.py
+++ b/src/gen/proxy/living.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class LivingProxyDb(ProxyDbBase):
         """
         Protected version of iter_people
         """
-        for person in filter(None, self.db.iter_people()):
+        for person in ifilter(None, self.db.iter_people()):
             if self.__is_living(person):
                 if self.mode == self.MODE_EXCLUDE_ALL: 
                     continue