From 22f646ccce78ca2b27738dd786dd5fda98493e74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Doug Blank <doug.blank@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:05:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Don't convert handle if None

svn: r21121
---
 gramps/gen/lib/handle.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gramps/gen/lib/handle.py b/gramps/gen/lib/handle.py
index 85eeb357a..8b93bd2e4 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/lib/handle.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/lib/handle.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Handle:
     def __init__(self, classname, handle):
         """ Class to hold type and handle of referenced item """
         self.classname = classname
-        if not isinstance(handle, UNITYPE):
+        if handle and not isinstance(handle, UNITYPE):
             handle = handle.decode('utf-8')
         self.handle = handle