diff --git a/gramps/src/EditPerson.py b/gramps/src/EditPerson.py
index b30549ded..aa9dee417 100644
--- a/gramps/src/EditPerson.py
+++ b/gramps/src/EditPerson.py
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@ class EditPerson:
         types = const.NameTypesMap.keys()
         types.sort()
         self.ntype_field.set_popdown_strings(types)
+        print types
         self.autotype = AutoComp.AutoEntry(self.ntype_field.entry,types)
+        print self.ntype_field.entry.get_text()
         self.write_primary_name()
         
         if person.getGender() == Person.male:
diff --git a/gramps/src/intl.c b/gramps/src/intl.c
index 3be725bbd..401e67ff9 100644
--- a/gramps/src/intl.c
+++ b/gramps/src/intl.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PyIntl_gettext(PyObject* self,PyObject *args)
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"z",&in))
     return 0;
 
+  if (*in == '\0')
+    return PyString_FromString("");
   return PyString_FromString(gettext(in));
 }
 
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins.glade b/gramps/src/plugins.glade
index 2a1edc32e..569b4ebed 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins.glade
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins.glade
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <child_name>CTree:title</child_name>
 	    <name>label63</name>
-	    <label>label63</label>
+	    <label></label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
 	    <xalign>0.5</xalign>