diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7d3d11136..b4f788ab4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-10-25 Gary Burton <gary.burton@zen.co.uk>
+	* src/GrampsWidgets.py: allow MonitoredEntry widgets to be updated with
+	empty strings. issue #1314
+
 2007-10-25 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/plugins/lineage.py: gen variable conflicts with module gen
 
diff --git a/src/GrampsWidgets.py b/src/GrampsWidgets.py
index 1b2db7e93..2bf3bc61c 100644
--- a/src/GrampsWidgets.py
+++ b/src/GrampsWidgets.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class MonitoredEntry:
         self.obj.grab_focus()
 
     def update(self):
-        if self.get_val():
+        if self.get_val() is not None:
             self.obj.set_text(self.get_val())
 
 class MonitoredSpinButton: