diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dd58820cc..9ccb848b7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-02-26 Brian Matherly <brian@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py:
+	0001835: cli crashes for all reports. NoneType has no attribute 
+	get_gramps_id
+
 2008-02-26 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
     * src/ScratchPad.py: bug when dragging sourceref #1833
     * src/GrampsDisplay.py: remove whitespace
diff --git a/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py b/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py
index 0f544fe08..57a12b9e7 100644
--- a/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py
+++ b/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py
@@ -28,12 +28,17 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gettext import gettext as _
+import sys
 
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(".")
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Gramps modules
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import PluginUtils
-from BasicUtils import name_displayer
 import Utils
 import BaseDoc
 from ReportBase import CATEGORY_TEXT, CATEGORY_DRAW, CATEGORY_BOOK, \
@@ -68,6 +73,9 @@ def _initialize_options(options, dbase):
             if not person:
                 person = dbase.get_default_person()
                 option.set_value(person.get_gramps_id())
+                if not person:
+                    print "Please specify a person"
+                    sys.exit(0)
         
         elif isinstance(option, PluginUtils.FamilyOption):
             fid = option.get_value()