diff --git a/src/dialogs.py b/src/dialogs.py
index 20f4248d2..e5e3ca202 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/dialogs.py
@@ -484,11 +484,12 @@ class ConfirmationDialogCheck(ConfirmationDialog):
 	'''HIG compliant confirmation dialog with checkbutton.'''
 	def __init__(self, pritext, sectext='', checktext = ''):
 		HigDialog.__init__(self, None, pritext, sectext,
-			gtk.STOCK_DIALOG_WARNING, [ [gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL],
-			[ gtk.STOCK_OK, gtk.RESPONSE_OK ] ])
+			gtk.STOCK_DIALOG_WARNING, [ [gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL] ])
+		# add ok button manually, because we need to focus on it 
+		ok_button = self.add_button (gtk.STOCK_OK, gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
 		self.checkbutton = gtk.CheckButton(checktext)
 		self.vbox.pack_start(self.checkbutton, expand=False, fill=True)
-	
+		ok_button.grab_focus()
 	# override this method not to destroy the dialog
 	def get_response(self):
 		self.show_all()