diff -Nur -x '*.orig' -x '*~' telepathy-butterfly-0.5.0/butterfly/connection.py telepathy-butterfly-0.5.0.new/butterfly/connection.py
--- telepathy-butterfly-0.5.0/butterfly/connection.py	2009-07-28 15:11:49.000000000 +0200
+++ telepathy-butterfly-0.5.0.new/butterfly/connection.py	2009-08-09 21:28:38.000000000 +0200
@@ -169,10 +169,15 @@
         return handles
 
     def _generate_props(self, channel_type, handle, suppress_handler):
+        __th = 0
+        __tht = telepathy.HANDLE_TYPE_NONE
+        if handle is not None:
+            __th = handle.get_id()
+            __tht = handle.get_type()
         return {
             telepathy.CHANNEL_INTERFACE + '.ChannelType': channel_type,
-            telepathy.CHANNEL_INTERFACE + '.TargetHandle': 0 if handle is None else handle.get_id(),
-            telepathy.CHANNEL_INTERFACE + '.TargetHandleType': telepathy.HANDLE_TYPE_NONE if handle is None else handle.get_type(),
+            telepathy.CHANNEL_INTERFACE + '.TargetHandle': __th,
+            telepathy.CHANNEL_INTERFACE + '.TargetHandleType': __tht,
             telepathy.CHANNEL_INTERFACE + '.Requested': suppress_handler
             }