diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 9e6fe10fb..2abeec700 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-12-01  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ReportUtils.py (child_str): Initialize text.
+
 2005-11-30  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/ReadGedcom.py: fix mixing note assignment
 	* src/PeopleModel.py: streamline display
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py b/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py
index d4aa87580..2501afa6c 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReportUtils.py
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ def child_str(person, father_name="", mother_name="", dead=0, person_name=0):
 
     gender = person.get_gender()
 
+    text = ""
     if mother_name and father_name:
         text = child_father_mother[gender][index][dead] % values
     elif mother_name: