diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
index 93c3659..dfde537 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ class SuggestionButton ( Gtk.Button ):
         self.iconName = iconName
         self.set_relief( Gtk.ReliefStyle.NONE )
         self.set_size_request( -1, -1 )
-        Align1 = Gtk.Alignment( 0, 0.5, 1.0, 0 )
+        Align1 = Gtk.Alignment()
+        Align1.set( 0, 0.5, 1.0, 0 )
         HBox1 = Gtk.HBox()
         labelBox = Gtk.VBox( False, 2 )
         self.image = Gtk.Image()
@@ -189,9 +190,9 @@ class SuggestionButton ( Gtk.Button ):
         self.label.set_ellipsize( Pango.EllipsizeMode.END )
         self.label.set_alignment( 0.0, 1.0 )
         self.label.show()
-        labelBox.pack_start( self.label )
+        labelBox.pack_start( self.label, False, False, 0 )
         labelBox.show()
-        HBox1.pack_start( labelBox )
+        HBox1.pack_start( labelBox, False, False, 0 )
         HBox1.show()
         Align1.add( HBox1 )
         Align1.show()
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/filemonitor.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/filemonitor.py
index bd0f124..e88def5 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/filemonitor.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/filemonitor.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import threading
 import time
-import gobject
+from gi.repository import GObject
 
 try:
     import pyinotify
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ if hasInotify:
     #                       print event.path
                 callback = self.callbacks[event.wd]
                 if callback[1]:
-                    gobject.idle_add( callback[0], callback[1] )
+                    GObject.idle_add( callback[0], callback[1] )
                 else:
-                    gobject.idle_add( callback[0] )
+                    GObject.idle_add( callback[0] )
 
 
 else: