diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
index d50ed6e2c..a3be62c77 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/grampletpane.py
@@ -597,6 +597,8 @@ class GuiGramplet(object):
                                                        int(event.x), 
                                                        int(event.y))
         iter = view.get_iter_at_location(*buffer_location)
+        if isinstance(iter, tuple):
+            iter = iter[1]
         cursor = self.standard_cursor
         ttip = None
         for (tag, link_type, handle, tooltip) in self._tags:
@@ -619,6 +621,8 @@ class GuiGramplet(object):
                                                        int(event.x), 
                                                        int(event.y))
         iter = view.get_iter_at_location(*buffer_location)
+        if isinstance(iter, tuple):
+            iter = iter[1]
         for (tag, link_type, handle, tooltip) in self._tags:
             if iter.has_tag(tag):
                 if link_type == 'Person':
diff --git a/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py b/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py
index f8854ebbc..de12de673 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/widgets/styledtexteditor.py
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ class StyledTextEditor(Gtk.TextView):
         x, y = self.window_to_buffer_coords(Gtk.TextWindowType.WIDGET,
                                             int(event.x), int(event.y))
         iter_at_location = self.get_iter_at_location(x, y)
+        if isinstance(iter_at_location, tuple):
+            iter_at_location = iter_at_location[1]
         self.match = self.textbuffer.match_check(iter_at_location.get_offset())
         tooltip = None
         if not self.match: