diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 130bb8cce..0e2b4de68 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2006-12-15  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py (import2): import a readonly file properly (bug #765)
+
 2006-12-15  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/Editors/_EditSourceRef.py,
 	* src/Editors/_EditRepoRef.py,
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py
index e84c2b21d..76e11a1c8 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_ReadGedcom.py
@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ def import2(database, filename, callback, codeset, use_trans):
         use_trans = False
 
     try:
+        ro = database.readonly
+        database.readonly = False
         close = g.parse_gedcom_file(use_trans)
+        database.readonly = ro
     except IOError,msg:
         errmsg = _("%s could not be opened\n") % filename
         ErrorDialog(errmsg,str(msg))