diff --git a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GrampsDbWriteXML.py b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GrampsDbWriteXML.py
index 226788876..3a06bacc9 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GrampsDbWriteXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_GrampsDbWriteXML.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class GrampsDbXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
             for number, name,fmt_str,active in self.db.name_formats:
                 self.g.write('%s<format number="%d" name="%s" '
                              'fmt_str="%s" active="%d"/>\n'
-                             % ('    ', number, name,fmt_str,int(active)) )
+                             % ('    ', number, fmt_str, fmt_str, int(active)))
             self.g.write("  </name-formats>\n")
 
     def fix(self,line):
@@ -1113,4 +1113,4 @@ def conf_priv(obj):
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Don't export a writer for plugins, that is the task of _WriteXML.py
\ No newline at end of file
+# Don't export a writer for plugins, that is the task of _WriteXML.py
diff --git a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py
index 3afcd4728..5394ac5f5 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
         if number in self.taken_name_format_numbers:
             number = self.remap_name_format(number)
 
-        self.name_formats.append((number, name, fmt_str, active))
+        self.name_formats.append((number, fmt_str, fmt_str, active))
 
     def remap_name_format(self, old_number):
         if self.name_formats_map.has_key(old_number): # This should not happen