diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 3203efe2c..21266e186 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-05-19  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/MergePeople.py (merge_family_pair): Properly use handles.
+
 2005-05-19  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/GenericFilter.py: Catch invalid input in some filters;
 	(old_names_2_class): Add one name for full 1.0.11 compatibility;
diff --git a/gramps2/src/MergePeople.py b/gramps2/src/MergePeople.py
index ede49806d..6148a25b0 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/MergePeople.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/MergePeople.py
@@ -391,13 +391,13 @@ class MergePeople:
             if child_handle not in tgt_family.get_child_handle_list():
                 child = self.db.get_person_from_handle(child_handle)
                 parents = child.get_parent_family_handle_list()
-                tgt_family.add_child_handle(child)
-                if child.get_main_parents_family_handle() == src_family:
-                    child.set_main_parent_family_handle(tgt_family)
+                tgt_family.add_child_handle(child_handle)
+                if child.get_main_parents_family_handle() == src_family.get_handle():
+                    child.set_main_parent_family_handle(tgt_family.get_handle())
                 i = 0
                 for fam in parents[:]:
                     if fam[0] == src_family.get_handle():
-                        parents[i] = (tgt_family,fam[1],fam[2])
+                        parents[i] = (tgt_family.get_handle(),fam[1],fam[2])
                     i += 1
                 self.db.commit_person(child,trans)