diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 5cf15cd7f..ea6fbc0f3 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-11-25  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
+	* src/GenericFilter.py (HasCommonAncestorWith): Catch no longer existing person
+
 2005-11-24  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/po/template.po: updated translation file
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py b/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py
index ae6fe7a20..155ddb968 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py
@@ -927,10 +927,13 @@ class HasCommonAncestorWith(Rule):
 
     def init_ancestor_cache(self,db):
         # list[0] is an Id, but we need to pass a Person to for_each_ancestor.
-        handle = db.get_person_from_gramps_id(self.list[0]).get_handle()
-        if handle:
-            def init(self,handle): self.ancestor_cache[handle] = 1
-            for_each_ancestor(db,[handle],init,self)
+        try:
+            handle = db.get_person_from_gramps_id(self.list[0]).get_handle()
+            if handle:
+                def init(self,handle): self.ancestor_cache[handle] = 1
+                for_each_ancestor(db,[handle],init,self)
+        except:
+            pass
 
     def apply(self,db,person):
         # On the first call, we build the ancestor cache for the