diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e5783d83c..9a9d88b9d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	parents in case the toolbar is not visible.
 
 2006-12-01  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/Filters/Rules/_HasEventBase.py (apply): Do not match empty
+	places. 
 	* src/plugins/Rebuild.py (__init__): Proper progress indication.
 	* src/ArgHandler.py (cl_action): Properly call CLI tool.
 	* src/plugins/DumpGenderStats.py (__init__): Fix CLI mode.
diff --git a/src/Filters/Rules/_HasEventBase.py b/src/Filters/Rules/_HasEventBase.py
index 55b6d6a86..2453563b2 100644
--- a/src/Filters/Rules/_HasEventBase.py
+++ b/src/Filters/Rules/_HasEventBase.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from Filters.Rules._RuleUtils import loose_date_cmp
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class HasEventBase(Rule):
-    """Rule that checks for a person with a particular value"""
+    """Rule that checks for an event with a particular value"""
 
 
     labels      = [ _('Event type:'), 
@@ -84,4 +84,6 @@ class HasEventBase(Rule):
                 pn = pl.get_title()
                 if pn.upper().find(self.list[2].upper()) == -1:
                     return False
+            else:
+                return False
         return True