diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 29f5b93a9..9b2629692 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-04-27  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
+	* src/gramps_main.py (__init__): Avoid TypeError in schema error
+	message
+
 2005-04-26  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/EditPerson.py (on_apply_person_clicked): Fix crash when
 	changing gender caused by a family handle/object mismatch
diff --git a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
index f78d7c2fa..e386bc30f 100755
--- a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Gramps(GrampsDBCallback.GrampsDBCallback):
             
         except Errors.GConfSchemaError, val:
             ErrorDialog(_("Configuration error"),
-                        val + _("\n\nPossibly the installation of GRAMPS was incomplete."
+                        str(val) + _("\n\nPossibly the installation of GRAMPS was incomplete."
                           " Make sure the GConf schema of GRAMPS is properly installed."))
             gtk.main_quit()
             return