diff --git a/core/views/wallets_edit.py b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
index 4e37c6e26..df050c049 100644
--- a/core/views/wallets_edit.py
+++ b/core/views/wallets_edit.py
@@ -876,7 +876,10 @@ def walletedit(request, path=None):
     else:
         people = waldata["people"]  # text string
     for person in waldata["people"]:
-        person_id = who_is_this(year, person)
+        try:
+            person_id = who_is_this(year, person)
+        except:
+            continue
         print(f"walletedit: {person}, {person_id}")
         persons.append(Person.objects.get(slug=person_id))
             
diff --git a/parsers/people.py b/parsers/people.py
index 6f4404374..40a864636 100644
--- a/parsers/people.py
+++ b/parsers/people.py
@@ -263,7 +263,11 @@ def ensure_users_are_persons():
             
 def who_is_this(year, possibleid):
     expo = Expedition.objects.filter(year=year)[0]
-    personexpedition = GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expo)[possibleid.lower()]
+    gpel = GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup(expo)
+    if possibleid.lower() in gpel:
+        personexpedition = gpel[possibleid.lower()]
+    else:
+        raise
     if personexpedition:
         return personexpedition.person
     else: