diff --git a/onboard/Onboard/Indicator.py b/onboard/Onboard/Indicator.py

index 0a9bed6..92888b7 100644

--- a/onboard/Onboard/Indicator.py

+++ b/onboard/Onboard/Indicator.py

@@ -105,14 +105,7 @@ class Indicator(GObject.GObject):

                 self._menu.get_children()[1].hide()

     def _init_indicator(self):

-        from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as AppIndicator

-        self._indicator = AppIndicator.Indicator.new(

-            "Onboard",

-            "onboard",

-            AppIndicator.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS)

-        self._indicator.set_icon_full("onboard", _("Onboard on-screen keyboard"))

-

-        self._indicator.set_menu(self._menu)

+	    raise ImportError('No AppIndicator on ALT')

     def _init_status_icon(self):

         self._status_icon = Gtk.StatusIcon(icon_name="onboard")

@@ -149,7 +142,7 @@ class Indicator(GObject.GObject):

     def _set_indicator_active(self, active):

         try:

-            from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as AppIndicator

+	    raise ImportError('No AppIndicator on ALT')

         except ImportError:

             pass

         else: