diff --git a/src/ImageSelect.py b/src/ImageSelect.py
index 0ab756381..f310dfe6c 100644
--- a/src/ImageSelect.py
+++ b/src/ImageSelect.py
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ class Gallery(ImageSelect):
                     GnomeErrorDialog("%s\n%s %d" % (t,msg[0],msg[1]))
                     return
                 mime = utils.get_mime_type(tfile)
+                print mime
                 photo = Photo()
                 photo.setMimeType(mime)
                 photo.setDescription(d)
diff --git a/src/RelImage.py b/src/RelImage.py
index 55cce8a68..3d392562b 100644
--- a/src/RelImage.py
+++ b/src/RelImage.py
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ _ = intl.gettext
 try:
     import PIL.Image
     no_pil = 0
+    print "pil ok"
 except:
     no_pil = 1
+    print "pil bad"
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -61,10 +63,6 @@ def import_media_object(filename,path,base):
         except:
             GnomeErrorDialog(_("Could not create %s") % thumb)
         
-        path = "%s/%s" % (thumb,base)
-        
-        mk_thumb(filename,path,const.thumbScale)
-        
         try:
             path = "%s/%s" % (thumb,base)
         
@@ -129,11 +127,13 @@ def mk_thumb(source,dest,size):
 
     if no_pil:
         cmd = "%s -geometry %dx%d '%s' '%s'" % (const.convert,size,size,source,dest)
+        print cmd
         os.system(cmd)
     else:
         try:
             im = PIL.Image.open(source)
             im.thumbnail((size,size))
+            print "save",source,dest
             im.save(dest,"JPEG")
         except:
             pass
diff --git a/src/RelLib.py b/src/RelLib.py
index a8ed6a6be..3e37f7f11 100644
--- a/src/RelLib.py
+++ b/src/RelLib.py
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ class Event(DataObj):
 
     def getSaveDate(self) :
         """returns the date of the Event in the form wanted by gramps XML save"""
-        if not self.date:
+        if self.date:
             return self.date.getSaveDate()
         return ""