diff --git a/libs/piccreate.py b/libs/piccreate.py
index a8806f1..c8b7be6 100644
--- a/libs/piccreate.py
+++ b/libs/piccreate.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def write_font_line( content, font, params ):
             word_height = w.calc_height()
             y = ystart * scale_faktor + (pic_height - word_height * scale_faktor)/2.0
         elif params['yalign'] == 'bottom':
+            word_height = w.calc_height()
             y = ystart * scale_faktor + pic_height - word_height * scale_faktor
         else:
             y = ystart
@@ -301,14 +302,14 @@ def create_picture(config, fontinfos, data, pic_path):
         randstr = write_random_font_line( content, font, lineparams)
         if randstr: svgstr = svgstr + randstr
 
-        svgstr = svgstr + picend
+    svgstr = svgstr + picend
 
-        if options.dry:
-            print(svgstr)
-        else:
-            f = open(pic_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8')
-            f.write( svgstr )
-            f.close()
+    if options.dry:
+        print(svgstr)
+    else:
+        f = open(pic_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8')
+        f.write( svgstr )
+        f.close()
 
 
 def main( config ):
diff --git a/libs/utils.py b/libs/utils.py
index c58f3ab..35d0f83 100644
--- a/libs/utils.py
+++ b/libs/utils.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def get_translation(cfg_path, sec_name):
 def CompleteEnding(path, newext):
     ''' Fügt die gegebene File Extension an den Filename/Pfad
     '''
-    if not path: raise Csv2CouchError('no path given')
+    if not path: raise ValueError('no path given')
     path, ext = os.path.splitext(path)
     if not re.match(newext, ext):
         path = path +'.'+newext