diff --git a/src/gui/thumbnails.py b/src/gui/thumbnails.py
index ed65c6852..c70f7775e 100644
--- a/src/gui/thumbnails.py
+++ b/src/gui/thumbnails.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def __create_thumbnail_image(src_file, mtype=None, rectangle=None,
             
             pixbuf = pixbuf.scale_simple(scaled_width, scaled_height, 
                                          GdkPixbuf.InterpType.BILINEAR)
-            pixbuf.save(filename, "png")
+            pixbuf.savev(filename, "png", "", "")
             return True
         except Exception, err:
             LOG.warn("Error scaling image down: %s", str(err))
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/photo.py b/src/gui/widgets/photo.py
index f8de54e8e..281a0efe0 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/photo.py
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/photo.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gi.repository import GObject
+from gi.repository import Gdk
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------