diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 3a17487fe..ec16b8ee9 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-06-08  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
+	* src/EditPerson (__init__): Make gender guessing work again
+
 2005-06-08  Daniel Durand  <daniel@durand-amd.net>
 	* src/plugins/rel_fr.py: Add more levels; provide fallback phrases.
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py b/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py
index 1716386c9..332d7737c 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/EditPerson.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class EditPerson:
         self.pdmap = {}
         self.add_places = []
         self.name_display = NameDisplay.displayer
-        self.should_guess_gender = (person.get_gramps_id() == '' and
+        self.should_guess_gender = (not person.get_gramps_id() and
                                     person.get_gender () ==
                                     RelLib.Person.UNKNOWN)