diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 196e3d482..3a41d8cbc 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2007-01-30  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/plugins/EventCmp.py: (#886) properly handle CANCEL on save dialog
 	* src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py: error reporting
 	* src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py: error reporting
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/EventCmp.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/EventCmp.py
index 906b8e6e8..882bd2c5b 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/EventCmp.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/EventCmp.py
@@ -414,11 +414,11 @@ class DisplayChart(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
 
         f.set_current_folder(os.getcwd())
         status = f.run()
-        name = unicode(f.get_filename(),
-                       sys.getfilesystemencoding())
-        f.destroy()
+        f.hide()
 
         if status == gtk.RESPONSE_OK:
+            name = unicode(f.get_filename(),
+                           sys.getfilesystemencoding())
             pstyle = BaseDoc.PaperStyle("junk",10,10)
             doc = ODSDoc.ODSDoc(pstyle,BaseDoc.PAPER_PORTRAIT)
             doc.creator(self.db.get_researcher().get_name())
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ class DisplayChart(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
                 spreadsheet.write_table_data(top,skip_columns)
 
             spreadsheet.finalize()
+        f.destroy()
 
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