diff --git a/src/groupchat_window.py b/src/groupchat_window.py
index 7d35ef03e..e5529727d 100644
--- a/src/groupchat_window.py
+++ b/src/groupchat_window.py
@@ -646,12 +646,12 @@ class GroupchatWindow(chat.Chat):
 			'banner_name_label')
 		# set the fg colour of the label to white
 		self.name_labels[room_jid].modify_fg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse('white'))
-
-		banner_eventbox = self.xmls[room_jid].get_widget(
-			'banner_name_eventbox')
+		
+		xm = gtk.glade.XML(GTKGUI_GLADE, 'gc_banner_eventbox', APP)
+		gc_banner_eventbox = xm.get_widget('gc_banner_eventbox')
 		# get the background color from the current theme
 		bgcolor = gajim.config.get('accountbgcolor')
-		banner_eventbox.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(bgcolor))
+		gc_banner_eventbox.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL, gtk.gdk.color_parse(bgcolor))
 
 		# connect the menuitems to their respective functions
 		xm = gtk.glade.XML(GTKGUI_GLADE, 'gc_actions_menu', APP)
diff --git a/src/gtkgui.glade b/src/gtkgui.glade
index 9c8bdfabd..889a5b559 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui.glade
+++ b/src/gtkgui.glade
@@ -8167,7 +8167,7 @@ Custom</property>
 	  <signal name="key_press_event" handler="on_chat_notebook_key_press_event" last_modification_time="Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:58:38 GMT"/>
 
 	  <child>
-	    <widget class="GtkEventBox" id="banner_name_eventbox">
+	    <widget class="GtkEventBox" id="gc_banner_eventbox">
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
 	      <property name="visible_window">True</property>
 	      <property name="above_child">False</property>