diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index cef95cf03..5c2f736f3 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-10-30  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
+	* src/WriteGedcom.py (GedcomWriter.write_person): handle
+	empty event handles
+
 2004-10-28  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* Makefile.am: added distuninstallcheck_listfiles
 	* doc/Makefile.am: Added CLEANFILES
diff --git a/gramps2/src/WriteGedcom.py b/gramps2/src/WriteGedcom.py
index f5622a43f..e98595e85 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/WriteGedcom.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/WriteGedcom.py
@@ -811,6 +811,8 @@ class GedcomWriter:
             self.write_ord("SLGC",person.get_lds_sealing(),1,const.lds_csealing)
             
             for event_handle in person.get_event_list():
+                if event_handle:
+                    continue
                 event = self.db.get_event_from_handle(event_handle)
                 if self.private and event.get_privacy():
                     continue