diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 704e93e..301f136 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mintmenu (5.3.3) maya; urgency=low
+
+  * Use apturl directly if it's installed (instead of relying on MIME types being properly assigned)
+
+ -- Clement Lefebvre <root@linuxmint.com>  Wed, 09 May 2012 13:49:19 +0100
+
 mintmenu (5.3.2) maya; urgency=low
 
   * Call mate-screensaver-command instead of xdg-screensaver in MATE
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
index 16b4b43..9da485a 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
@@ -339,8 +339,11 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
                 self.panel_position = mateconf.client_get_default().get_int("/apps/panel/applets/" + applet + "/position") + 1
       
     def apturl_install(self, widget, pkg_name):
-        os.system("xdg-open apt://" + pkg_name + " &")
-        self.mintMenuWin.hide()
+		if os.path.exists("/usr/bin/apturl"):
+			os.system("/usr/bin/apturl apt://%s &" % pkg_name)
+		else:
+			os.system("xdg-open apt://" + pkg_name + " &")    
+		self.mintMenuWin.hide()
     
     def __del__( self ):
         print u"Applications plugin deleted"