diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index a22f570f6..50ea12449 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	* src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py: insert name keys for indexing.
 	* src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py: insert name keys for indexing.
 	* src/plugins/FamilyGroup.py: print descriptions for events.
+	* src/PluginUtils/_ReportUtils.py: handle no person error
 
 2006-05-29  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Editors/_EditFamily.py (EditFamily.save): Typo.
diff --git a/gramps2/src/PluginUtils/_ReportUtils.py b/gramps2/src/PluginUtils/_ReportUtils.py
index 416d6a342..4073c1280 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/PluginUtils/_ReportUtils.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/PluginUtils/_ReportUtils.py
@@ -2209,6 +2209,9 @@ def get_person_key(db,person):
     @param db: the GRAMPS database instance
     @param person: the the key is for
     """
+    if not person:
+        return ""
+    
     name = person.get_primary_name().get_name()
     birth = " "
     death = " "