diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 83f60881c..46e8faffe 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-11-27  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py (dump_person_ref): Properly export
+	associations.
+
 2006-11-27  Alex Roitman  <shura@phy.ucsf.edu>
 	* src/GrampsDb/_WriteGedcom.py (write_person): Typo.
 
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
index 370adc311..1be65f639 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class XmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
             return
         sp = "  "*index
         priv_text = conf_priv(personref)
-        rel_text = ' rel="%s"'
+        rel_text = ' rel="%s"' % personref.get_relation()
 
         sreflist = personref.get_source_references()
         if (len(sreflist) == 0) and personref.get_note() =="":