diff --git a/createrepo.spec b/createrepo.spec
index 48158d6..1e74075 100644
--- a/createrepo.spec
+++ b/createrepo.spec
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 Summary: Creates a common metadata repository
 Name: createrepo
 Version: 0.9.5
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0: ten-changelog-limit.patch
+Patch1:	empty-pkgid-raise.patch
 URL: http://linux.duke.edu/projects/metadata/
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArchitectures: noarch
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ packages.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p0
+%patch1 -p0
 
 %build
 
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{python_sitelib}/createrepo
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 22 2008 Seth Vidal <skvidal at fedoraproject.org> - 0.9.5-2
+- patch for the mistake in the raise for an empty pkgid
+
 * Tue Feb 19 2008 Seth Vidal <skvidal at fedoraproject.org> - 0.9.5-1
 - 0.9.5
 - ten-changelog-limit patch by default in fedora
diff --git a/empty-pkgid-raise.patch b/empty-pkgid-raise.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2062433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/empty-pkgid-raise.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- createrepo/__init__.py~	2008-02-22 10:52:24.000000000 -0500
++++ createrepo/__init__.py	2008-02-22 10:52:24.000000000 -0500
+@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
+         # and work down from there for the baseurl
+ 
+         if po.checksum in (None, ""):
+-            raise MDError, "No Package ID found for package %s, not going to add it" % e
++            raise MDError, "No Package ID found for package %s, not going to add it" % po
+         
+         return po
+