diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
index 69b5ac7f..196bcd5e 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
     #self._vte.set_double_buffered(True)
     self._vte.set_size (80, 24)
     self.reconfigure_vte ()
+    self._vte._expose_data = None
     self._vte.show ()
 
     self._termbox = gtk.HBox ()
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
     self._vte.connect ("key-press-event", self.on_vte_key_press)
     self._vte.connect ("button-press-event", self.on_vte_button_press)
     self._vte.connect ("popup-menu", self.on_vte_popup_menu)
-    self._vte._expose_data = None
     """drag and drop"""
     srcvtetargets = [ ( "vte", gtk.TARGET_SAME_APP, self.TARGET_TYPE_VTE ) ]
     dsttargets = [ ( "vte", gtk.TARGET_SAME_APP, self.TARGET_TYPE_VTE ), ('text/plain', 0, 0) , ("STRING", 0, 0), ("COMPOUND_TEXT", 0, 0)]
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
     self._vte.connect ("focus-out-event", self.on_vte_focus_out)
     self._vte.connect ("focus-in-event", self.on_vte_focus_in)
     
-    self._vte.connect('expose-event', self.on_expose_event)
     
 
     exit_action = self.conf.exit_action
@@ -274,9 +273,11 @@ text/plain
     #here, we define some widget internal values
     widget._expose_data = { 'color': color, 'coord' : coord }
     #redraw by forcing an event
+    connec = widget.connect('expose-event', self.on_expose_event)
     widget.window.invalidate_rect(rect, True)
     widget.window.process_updates(True)
     #finaly reset the values
+    widget.disconnect(connec)
     widget._expose_data = None