diff --git a/src/virtManager/engine.py b/src/virtManager/engine.py
index 2ec455b41..82f9d5846 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/engine.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/engine.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
             libvirt_packages = self.config.libvirt_packages
             packages = self.config.hv_packages + libvirt_packages
 
-            ret = packageutils.check_packagekit(self.err, packages, True)
+            ret = packageutils.check_packagekit(manager.err, packages, True)
         except:
             logging.exception("Error talking to PackageKit")
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
                 "start up.")
 
             if not didstart:
-                self.err.ok(_("Libvirt service must be started"), warnmsg)
+                manager.err.ok(_("Libvirt service must be started"), warnmsg)
 
         self.connect_to_uri(tryuri, autoconnect=True, do_start=do_start)
 
diff --git a/src/virtManager/packageutils.py b/src/virtManager/packageutils.py
index 63cf2b5c1..7ffe5be86 100644
--- a/src/virtManager/packageutils.py
+++ b/src/virtManager/packageutils.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def check_packagekit(errbox, packages, ishv):
     found = []
     progWin = vmmAsyncJob(_do_async_search,
                           [session, pk_control, packages], msg, msg,
-                          None, async=False)
+                          errbox.get_parent(), async=False)
     error, ignore = progWin.run()
     if error:
         return