diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bebdd32bb..8ce25d5db 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-04-12  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/EventEdit.py: more robust handler for new place after an edit
+
 2005-04-12  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/ArgHandler.py: Fixed typo
 
diff --git a/src/EventEdit.py b/src/EventEdit.py
index def8ff94c..dad64286a 100644
--- a/src/EventEdit.py
+++ b/src/EventEdit.py
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ class EventEditor:
         self.elist.sort()
 
         for key in self.parent.db.get_place_handles():
-            p = self.parent.db.get_place_from_handle(key).get_display_info()
-            self.pmap[p[0]] = key
+            title = self.parent.db.get_place_from_handle(key).get_title()
+            self.pmap[title] = key
 
         if event:
             self.srcreflist = self.event.get_source_references()
@@ -300,12 +300,11 @@ class EventEditor:
         text = unicode(field.get_text().strip())
         if text:
             if self.pmap.has_key(text):
-                return self.pdmap[text]
+                return self.db.get_place_from_handle(self.pdmap[text])
             else:
                 place = RelLib.Place()
                 place.set_title(text)
                 self.db.add_place(place,trans)
-                self.pmap[text] = place.get_handle()
                 return place
         else:
             return None