diff --git a/lib/bb/ui/hob.py b/lib/bb/ui/hob.py
index e72ab23..2f595cb 100755
--- a/lib/bb/ui/hob.py
+++ b/lib/bb/ui/hob.py
@@ -20,10 +20,17 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-import gobject
-import gtk
 import sys
 import os
+try:
+    import gobject
+    import gtk
+    import pygtk
+    pygtk.require('2.0') # to be certain we don't have gtk+ 1.x !?!
+    if gtk.pygtk_version < (2, 22, 0):
+        sys.exit("FATAL: PyGtk version 2.22.x or later is required to use Hob")
+except:
+    sys.exit("FATAL: PyGtk (version 2.22.x or later) is required to use Hob")
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
 try:
     import bb