diff --git a/core/views/wallets_edit.py b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
index 5bf0032..2387123 100644
--- a/core/views/wallets_edit.py
+++ b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
@@ -237,8 +237,11 @@ def get_complaints(complaints, waldata, svxfiles, files, wallet, wurl):
                     i = i.replace("/", "-")
                     caveobject = getCave(i)  # only the last one gets recorded.. ouch.
             else:
-                caveid = caveid
-                caveobject = getCave(caveid)
+                caveid = caveid # ?urk? why?
+                try:
+                    caveobject = getCave(caveid) # may fail if garbage value ,e.g. space, in wallet data
+                except MultipleObjectsReturned: 
+                    caveobject = None
             print(f'getCave for id "{waldata["cave"]}" {caveobject}')
             # if not caveobject.url == waldata["description url"]:
             # complaints.append(f'The URL of cave description \"{waldata["description url"]}\" does not match the one on record for this cave which is: "{caveobject.url}". If the wallet is not for a cave, put a useful URL here.')