diff --git a/src/gui/main.py b/src/gui/main.py
index f8939233..f40630c7 100644
--- a/src/gui/main.py
+++ b/src/gui/main.py
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ class mainFrame(wx.Frame):
   log.debug("Getting Twitter's Rest API...")
   self.twitter = twitter.twitter.twitter()
   super(mainFrame, self).__init__(None, -1, "TW Blue", size=(1600, 1600))
-  self.Bind(wx.EVT_QUERY_END_SESSION, self.exit)
-  self.Bind(wx.EVT_END_SESSION, self.exit)
+  wx.GetApp().Bind(wx.EVT_QUERY_END_SESSION, self.exit)
+  wx.GetApp().Bind(wx.EVT_END_SESSION, self.exit)
   log.debug(u"Creating the system tray icon... ")
   self.sysTray=sysTrayIcon.SysTrayIcon(self)
   panel = wx.Panel(self)