diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 97cf05f52..b0944d627 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2006-11-17  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ManagedWindow.py: catch missing item error
+
 2006-11-16  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/DataViews/_RelationView.py: share parents button
 	* src/images/share-fam.png: share parents button
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ManagedWindow.py b/gramps2/src/ManagedWindow.py
index babd159ad..d2b1bc44c 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ManagedWindow.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ManagedWindow.py
@@ -118,11 +118,14 @@ class GrampsWindowManager:
     def close_track(self,track):
         # This is called when item needs to be closed
         # Closes all its children and then removes the item from the tree.
-        item = self.get_item_from_track(track)
-        self.recursive_action(item,self.close_item)
-        # This only needs to be run once for the highest level point
-        # to remove.
-        self.remove_item(track)
+        try:
+            item = self.get_item_from_track(track)
+            self.recursive_action(item,self.close_item)
+            # This only needs to be run once for the highest level point
+            # to remove.
+            self.remove_item(track)
+        except IndexError:
+            print "Missing item from window manager", track, self.close_item
 
     def recursive_action(self,item,func,*args):
         # This function recursively calls itself over the child items