diff --git a/fluxbox/util/fbsetbg b/fluxbox/util/fbsetbg
index 2806ee8..3d1a872 100755
--- a/fluxbox/util/fbsetbg
+++ b/fluxbox/util/fbsetbg
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ message() {
     #     echo "$command: $@"
     # else
     extra_args="-default okay"
+    message_cmd="xmessage"
         if find_it gxmessage; then
-            gxmessage $extra_args -center "$command: $@" &
-        else
-            xmessage $extra_args -center "$command: $@" &
+            message_cmd="gxmessage"
         fi
+        $message_cmd $extra_args -center "$command: $@" &
     # fi
 }
 
diff --git a/fluxbox/util/fluxbox-generate_menu.in b/fluxbox/util/fluxbox-generate_menu.in
index e81bee0..c3e1f00 100755
--- a/fluxbox/util/fluxbox-generate_menu.in
+++ b/fluxbox/util/fluxbox-generate_menu.in
@@ -212,8 +212,9 @@ convertIcon(){
     if [ -f "${entry_icon}" ]; then
         : echo "File exists. To overwrite, type: convert \"$1\" \"$entry_icon\"" >&2
     else
-        if hash convert 2> /dev/null; then
-            convert "$1" "$entry_icon"
+        convert_cmd="convert"
+        if hash $convert_cmd 2> /dev/null; then
+            $convert_cmd "$1" "$entry_icon"
             # echo convert "$1" , "$entry_icon" >> $ICONMAPPING
         else
             echo "Please install ImageMagick's convert utility" >&2