diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cda740026..81e3031bc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2006-08-12  Brian Matherly  <brian@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/plugins/FamilyGroup.py: use family_id instead of spouse_id
+	* src/gramps.py: catch logging error and ignore.
 
 2006-08-12  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/ReportBase/_FileEntry.py (FileEntry.select_file): force
diff --git a/src/gramps.py b/src/gramps.py
index 0ce7e387d..87634e8e2 100644
--- a/src/gramps.py
+++ b/src/gramps.py
@@ -139,9 +139,12 @@ def setup_logging():
             # Ctrl-C is not a bug.
             return
         import traceback
-        log.error("Unhandled exception\n" +
-                  "".join(traceback.format_exception(type, value, tb)))
-      
+        try:
+            log.error("Unhandled exception\n" +
+                      "".join(traceback.format_exception(type, value, tb)))
+        except IOError:
+            pass
+
     sys.excepthook = exc_hook
     
 def run():