diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4d7cfb466..b1d645b6f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2007-10-12  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/gen/lib/note.py (Note.get): fix typo
+
 2007-10-12 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org> 
 	* src/Filters/Rules/Event/_MatchesSourceFilter.py: new filter
 	* src/Filters/Rules/Event/__init__.py: load new filter
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/note.py b/src/gen/lib/note.py
index 2bfc17011..2964a08bc 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/note.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/note.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Note(BasicPrimaryObject):
         """
         text = self.text
 
-        if not markup and text.starts_with(ROOT_START_TAG):
+        if not markup and text.startswith(ROOT_START_TAG):
             text = self.delete_tags(text)
         
         return text