diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 818aff3a5..ae571cf04 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-08-01  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
+	* src/gramps_main.py: Use gobject.timeout_add instead of gtk.
+
 2005-07-31  Alexander Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py: Typo.
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
index e2e6e0f46..62f145589 100755
--- a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ class Gramps(GrampsDBCallback.GrampsDBCallback):
             self.bookmarks.add(self.active_person.get_handle())
             name = NameDisplay.displayer.display(self.active_person)
             self.status_text(_("%s has been bookmarked") % name)
-            gtk.timeout_add(5000,self.modify_statusbar)
+            gobject.timeout_add(5000,self.modify_statusbar)
         else:
             WarningDialog(_("Could Not Set a Bookmark"),
                           _("A bookmark could not be set because "