diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 588f5504b..e8fb463b5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 	* src/ImageSelect.py (GlobalMediaProperties.display_refs):
 	Add references for personal and family events.
 
+	* src/WriteGedcom.py (write_source_ref): Use source, not handle.
+
 2005-01-10 Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
 	* src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py: Misc fixes.
 	* src/PluginMgr.py (reload_plugins): Remove function.
diff --git a/src/WriteGedcom.py b/src/WriteGedcom.py
index 899c3f747..24eae6b16 100644
--- a/src/WriteGedcom.py
+++ b/src/WriteGedcom.py
@@ -1171,11 +1171,12 @@ class GedcomWriter:
             # Not using CONC and CONT because GeneWeb does not support these.
             # TEXT and NOTE will be ignored by GeneWeb, but we can't
             # output paragaphs in SOUR without CONT.
-            sbase = ref.get_base_handle()
-            if sbase and sbase.get_title():
-                txt = sbase.get_title() + ".  "
-            else:
-                txt = ""
+            txt = ""
+            sbase_handle = ref.get_base_handle()
+            if sbase_handle:
+                sbase = self.db.get_source_from_handle(sbase_handle)
+                if sbase and sbase.get_title():
+                    txt = sbase.get_title() + ".  "
             if ref.get_page():
                 txt = txt + ref.get_page() + ".  "
             self.g.write("%d SOUR %s" % (level,self.cnvtxt(txt)))