diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 4ea6148bc..36e2f6d0d 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-12-12  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
+	* src/ArgHandler.py: Check recent file for existance before trying to
+	load that file. (bug #447)
+
 2006-12-11  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/Editors/_EditMedia.py: fix menu title (bug#755)
 	* src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py: handle XML escapes
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ArgHandler.py b/gramps2/src/ArgHandler.py
index cd739de3e..7b094403f 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ArgHandler.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ArgHandler.py
@@ -429,8 +429,9 @@ class ArgHandler:
 
         elif Config.get(Config.RECENT_FILE) and Config.get(Config.AUTOLOAD):
             rf = Config.get(Config.RECENT_FILE)
-            filetype = Mime.get_type(rf)
-            self.vm.read_recent_file(rf,filetype)
+            if os.path.isfile(rf):
+                filetype = Mime.get_type(rf)
+                self.vm.read_recent_file(rf,filetype)
 
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