diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 7f7f1e320..e96ce7f63 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-10-02  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/Selectors/_SelectPlace.py: use proper column for place handle
+	* src/DisplayModels/_PlaceModel.py: specify place handle
+
 2006-10-01  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Utils.py: catch divide by zero case
 	* src/ViewManager.py: change change to same page (#410)
diff --git a/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_PlaceModel.py b/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_PlaceModel.py
index c6e7d5cf2..82e2ee6e1 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_PlaceModel.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/DisplayModels/_PlaceModel.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ from _BaseModel import BaseModel
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class PlaceModel(BaseModel):
 
+    HANDLE_COL = 12
+
     def __init__(self,db,scol=0,order=gtk.SORT_ASCENDING,search=None,
                  skip=set(), sort_map=None):
         self.gen_cursor = db.get_place_cursor
diff --git a/gramps2/src/Selectors/_SelectPlace.py b/gramps2/src/Selectors/_SelectPlace.py
index 07e47a992..c6c8fc0f5 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Selectors/_SelectPlace.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Selectors/_SelectPlace.py
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ class SelectPlace(BaseSelector):
         return self.db.get_place_from_handle
         
     def get_handle_column(self):
-        return 11
+        return PlaceModel.HANDLE_COL