diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 06a23ee5..3da5c8ca 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ class TerminatorTerm:
     """drag and drop"""
     srctargets = [ ( "vte", 0, 81 ) ]
     dsttargets = [ ( "vte", 0, 81 ), ('text/plain', 0, 0) , ("STRING", 0, 0), ("COMPOUND_TEXT", 0, 0)]
-    self._vte.drag_source_set( gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK | gtk.gdk.BUTTON3_MASK, srctargets, gtk.gdk.ACTION_COPY)
-    #self._vte.drag_dest_set(gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_MOTION | gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT |gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_DROP ,dsttargets, gtk.gdk.ACTION_COPY)
-    self._vte.drag_dest_set(gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_MOTION | gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT |gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_DROP ,dsttargets, gtk.gdk.ACTION_COPY)
+    self._vte.drag_source_set( gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK | gtk.gdk.BUTTON3_MASK, srctargets, gtk.gdk.ACTION_MOVE)
+    #self._vte.drag_dest_set(gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_MOTION | gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT |gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_DROP ,dsttargets, gtk.gdk.ACTION_MOVE)
+    self._vte.drag_dest_set(gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_MOTION | gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT |gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_DROP ,dsttargets, gtk.gdk.ACTION_MOVE)
     self._vte.connect("drag-data-get", self.on_drag_data_get, self)
     
     #for testing purpose: drag-motion
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ text/plain;charset=utf-8
 text/plain;charset=UTF-8
 text/plain
     """
-    print "motion"
+    #print "motion"
       
     if 'text/plain' in drag_context.targets:
       #copy text from another widget