diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4d62ed5aeae..a51a8942083 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2002-11-29  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
 
+	* src/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm: Fix the grand
+	totals in the transaction report when there is more than one type
+	of currency/commodity to report. #89501
+
 	* src/report/report-system/report.scm: Move the busy cursor logic
 	so that it removes the busy cursor even after a report error.
 
diff --git a/src/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm b/src/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm
index 36b7c905d8f..9f1f0743946 100644
--- a/src/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm
+++ b/src/report/standard-reports/transaction.scm
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
                 (gnc:html-table-append-row/markup! 
                  table
                  subtotal-style
-                 (append blanks
+                 (cons blanks
                          (list (gnc:make-html-table-cell/markup
                                 "total-number-cell" currency)))))
               (cdr currency-totals))))