diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py b/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py
index 49a00d20..3505d1f7 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiGraphViewer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import os
 #import pokereval
 
 try:
+	import matplotlib
+	matplotlib.use('GTK')
 	from matplotlib.figure import Figure
 	from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtk import FigureCanvasGTK as FigureCanvas
 	from matplotlib.backends.backend_gtkagg import NavigationToolbar2GTKAgg as NavigationToolbar
@@ -90,18 +92,23 @@ class GuiGraphViewer (threading.Thread):
 	#end of def showClicked
 
 	def getRingProfitGraph(self, name, site):
-                self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['getRingWinningsAllGamesPlayerIdSite'], (name, site))
-                winnings = self.db.cursor.fetchall()
+		self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['getRingWinningsAllGamesPlayerIdSite'], (name, site))
+		winnings = self.db.cursor.fetchall()
 
-                profit=range(len(winnings))
-                for i in profit:
-                        self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['getRingProfitFromHandId'], (name, winnings[i][0], site))
-                        spent = self.db.cursor.fetchone()
-                        profit[i]=(i, winnings[i][1]-spent[0])
+		profit=range(len(winnings))
+		for i in profit:
+				self.cursor.execute(self.sql.query['getRingProfitFromHandId'], (name, winnings[i][0], site))
+				spent = self.db.cursor.fetchone()
+				if not spent[0] == None:
+					profit[i]=(i, winnings[i][1]-spent[0])
+				else:
+					profit[i] = (i, 0)
+				# todo: this probably adds in flat spots on your graph for hands you were not involved in (ie, observing, sitting out, etc)
+				# and has that counted in your hand totals.  Someone needs to figure out the SQL for totally removing any hand you're not in from the equation entirely
 
-                y=map(lambda x:float(x[1]), profit)
-                line = cumsum(y)
-                return line/100
+		y=map(lambda x:float(x[1]), profit)
+		line = cumsum(y)
+		return line/100
         #end of def getRingProfitGraph
 
 	def __init__(self, db, settings, querylist, config, debug=True):