diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
index 0b136614..ab5d2602 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
       # gnome.url_show() is really useful
       dbg ('url_show: importing gnome module')
       import gnome
+      gnome.init ('terminator', 'terminator)
       self.url_show = gnome.url_show
     except:
       # webbrowser.open() is not really useful, but will do as a fallback