diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e4d78750d..afb606259 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-07-27  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py: Handle broken gedcom, there
+	the TYPE field is specified, but has no value (Heredis 9)
+
 2007-07-27  Zsolt Foldvari  <zfoldvar@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/Spell.py: (__sort_languages): typo
 	* src/docgen/GtkPrint.py (paperstyle_to_pagesetup): typo
diff --git a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py
index cf8d6b60e..2edf33ae4 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py
@@ -2938,7 +2938,11 @@ class GedcomParser(UpdateCallback):
 		if val:
 		    name = RelLib.EventType((RelLib.EventType.CUSTOM, val))
 		else:
-		    name = RelLib.EventType((RelLib.EventType.CUSTOM, line[3]))
+                    try:
+                        name = RelLib.EventType((RelLib.EventType.CUSTOM, 
+                                                 line[3]))
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        name = RelLib.EventType(RelLib.EventType.UNKNOWN)
 	    state.event.set_type(name)
 	else:
 	    try: