diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2e7ec87f2..d3d93b230 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-11-07 Jim Sack <jgsack@san.rr.com>
+	* src/ArgHandler.py: typos in cl_export at L562,3 bug #1353
+	triggered by exporting gedcom
+
 2007-11-07 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/AddMedia.py: fix issue #1350, relative path not working addmedia
 	* src/Editors/_EditPerson.py: family rebuild callback error
diff --git a/src/ArgHandler.py b/src/ArgHandler.py
index 2a05ae03b..3e58fe26b 100644
--- a/src/ArgHandler.py
+++ b/src/ArgHandler.py
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ class ArgHandler:
                 gw = GrampsDb.GedcomWriter(self.state.db,None,1,filename)
                 ret = gw.export_data(filename)
             except:
-                print "Error exporting %s" % filename
-                sys._xit(msg)
+                msg = "Error exporting %s" % filename
+                sys.exit(msg)
         elif format == 'gramps-xml':
             filename = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(filename))
             if filename: