diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 77e8071e..37275c0d 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ except OSError:
 # Check we have simple basics like Gtk+ and a valid $DISPLAY
 try:
     import gi
+    gi.require_version('Gtk','3.0')
     # pylint: disable-msg=W0611
     from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
 
diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index d69d2e63..f14b151b 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ from borg import Borg
 from util import dbg, err, DEBUG, get_config_dir, dict_diff
 
 try:
+    import gi
+    gi.require_version('GConf','2.0')
     from gi.repository import GConf
 except ImportError:
     dbg('Unable to import gconf, GNOME defaults unavailable')