diff --git a/data/grampsxml.dtd b/data/grampsxml.dtd
index f4d4e9507..79c210b3e 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.dtd
+++ b/data/grampsxml.dtd
@@ -404,8 +404,6 @@ SHARED ELEMENTS
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT spage     (#PCDATA)>
-<!ELEMENT sdate     (#PCDATA)>
-<!ELEMENT stext     (#PCDATA)>
 
 <!ELEMENT attribute  (sourceref*,noteref*)>
 <!ATTLIST attribute
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
index dcb35c1f0..d8930d0f5 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ class GrampsBSDDB(GrampsDbBase, UpdateCallback):
                           (NoteType.SOURCE_TEXT, '', ), self.change_13,
                           (-1, '', ), priv)
             self.commit_13(note_tuple, NOTE_KEY, self.note_map, [])
-            note_list += handle
+            note_list += [handle]
             new_obj = (date, priv, note_list, conf, ref, page)
         elif name == 'Attribute':
             (priv, source_list, note, the_type, value) = obj