FYI: gnumed-client 1.8.5+dfsg-2 contains a fix for exactly that and is waiting for being moved to testing. https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/g/gnumed-client/gnumed-client_1.8.5+dfsg-2_changelog https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=984438 Best, Karsten