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