diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dc2321dc1..a07b8106b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-03-02 Brian Matherly <brian@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/plugins/CmdRef.py:
+	0001873: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute
+	'get_gramps_id'
+
 2008-03-02 Brian Matherly <brian@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/plugins/AncestorTree.py:
 	0001876: BUG during output creation in Ancestor Tree report.
diff --git a/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py b/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py
index ced6dfe6f..791ea0939 100644
--- a/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py
+++ b/src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py
@@ -73,11 +73,14 @@ def _validate_options(options, dbase):
             person = dbase.get_person_from_gramps_id(pid)
             if not person:
                 person = dbase.get_default_person()
-                option.set_value(person.get_gramps_id())
                 if not person:
-                    print "Please specify a person"
-                    sys.exit(0)
-        
+                    phandle = dbase.get_person_handles()[0]
+                    person = dbase.get_person_from_handle(phandle)
+                    if not person:
+                        print "Please specify a person"
+            if person:
+                option.set_value(person.get_gramps_id())
+            
         elif isinstance(option, PluginUtils.FamilyOption):
             fid = option.get_value()
             family = dbase.get_family_from_gramps_id(fid)
diff --git a/src/plugins/CountAncestors.py b/src/plugins/CountAncestors.py
index 492058446..0b1436324 100644
--- a/src/plugins/CountAncestors.py
+++ b/src/plugins/CountAncestors.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ register_report(
     modes = MODE_GUI,
     translated_name = _("Number of Ancestors"),
     status = _("Stable"),
-    description= _("Counts number of ancestors of selected person")
-    author_name="Brian G. Matherly",
-    author_email="brian@gramps-project.org",
+    description = _("Counts number of ancestors of selected person"),
+    author_name = "Brian G. Matherly",
+    author_email = "brian@gramps-project.org",
     )