diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 615206d83..f3b179ca6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2004-10-26  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
+	* src/plugins/DescendReport.py: fix get_valid_year
+
 2004-10-25  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
         * src/StartupDialog.py: handle delete event
 	* src/docgen/HtmlDoc.py: fix typo
diff --git a/src/plugins/DescendReport.py b/src/plugins/DescendReport.py
index ac29db77a..9b9a5e1d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/DescendReport.py
+++ b/src/plugins/DescendReport.py
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ class DescendantReport:
     def dump_dates(self, person):
         birth_handle = person.get_birth_handle()
         if birth_handle:
-            birth = self.database.get_event_from_handle(birth_handle).get_date_object().get_start_date()
+            birth = self.database.get_event_from_handle(birth_handle).get_date_object()
             birth_year_valid = birth.get_year_valid()
         else:
             birth_year_valid = 0
 
         death_handle = person.get_death_handle()
         if death_handle:
-            death = self.database.get_event_from_handle(death_handle).get_date_object().get_start_date()
+            death = self.database.get_event_from_handle(death_handle).get_date_object()
             death_year_valid = death.get_year_valid()
         else:
             death_year_valid = 0