diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index a82f7a046..668f1f264 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-08-19  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GenericFilter.py: fix unicode problem with menu store
+
 2005-08-18  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/plugins/NavWebPage.py: code clean up
 	* src/AddSpouse.py: remove unnecessary commit via add_family
diff --git a/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py b/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py
index 077d34c70..cdaf18874 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/GenericFilter.py
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ class GrampsFilterComboBox(gtk.ComboBox):
         active = self.get_active()
         if active < 0:
             return None
-        key = self.store[active][0]
+        key = unicode(self.store[active][0])
         return self.map[key]