diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 76e6ce1cf..c571ea320 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2006-01-25  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py: Add proper upgrade path from
 	within load.
+	* src/GenericFilters.py (get_filters): Use default value of
+	'generic' for the namespace argument.
 
 2006-01-25  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DisplayTabs.py: use idle_loop to load data for source
diff --git a/src/GenericFilter.py b/src/GenericFilter.py
index af7b477a0..b99eb41f5 100644
--- a/src/GenericFilter.py
+++ b/src/GenericFilter.py
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ class GenericFilterList:
         self.filter_list = {}
         self.file = os.path.expanduser(file)
 
-    def get_filters(self,namespace):
+    def get_filters(self,namespace='generic'):
         try:
             return self.filter_list[namespace]
         except KeyError: