diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 8dc714d1..2d191a34 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ import terminatorlib.config
 # import gtk libs
 # check just in case anyone runs it on a non-gnome system.
 try:
+  import pygtk
+  pygtk.require ("2.0")
+
   import gobject, gtk, pango
 except:
   err (_("You need to install the python bindings for " \
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminator.py b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
index 1a6e2745..ed3f2f23 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminator.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 """Terminator by Chris Jones <cmsj@tenshu.net>"""
+import pygtk
+pygtk.require ("2.0")
 import gobject, gtk, pango
 
 #import version details
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
index 41e1b139..9db37877 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 """Terminator by Chris Jones <cmsj@tenshu.net>"""
+import pygtk
+pygtk.require ("2.0")
 import gobject, gtk, pango
 import os, platform, sys