diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/bi-import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c b/gnucash/import-export/bi-import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c
index 94a8649230..e2154d3e80 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/bi-import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/bi-import/dialog-bi-import-gui.c
@@ -425,14 +425,14 @@ gnc_input_dialog (GtkWidget *parent, const gchar *title, const gchar *msg, const
 
     // add a label
     label = gtk_label_new (msg);
-    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (content_area), label);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(content_area), label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
     // add a textview
     view = gtk_text_view_new ();
     gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), GTK_WRAP_WORD_CHAR);
     buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view));
     gtk_text_buffer_set_text (buffer, default_input, -1);
-    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (content_area), view);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(content_area), view, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 
     // run the dialog
     gtk_widget_show_all (dialog);
@@ -482,11 +482,10 @@ gnc_info2_dialog (GtkWidget *parent, const gchar *title, const gchar *msg)
 
     // add a scroll area
     scrolledwindow = gtk_scrolled_window_new (NULL, NULL);
-    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (content_area), scrolledwindow);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(content_area), scrolledwindow, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 
     // add a textview
     view = gtk_text_view_new ();
-//    gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), GTK_WRAP_WORD_CHAR);
     gtk_text_view_set_editable (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), FALSE);
     buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view));
     gtk_text_buffer_set_text (buffer, msg, -1);
diff --git a/gnucash/import-export/customer-import/dialog-customer-import-gui.c b/gnucash/import-export/customer-import/dialog-customer-import-gui.c
index 5a3e3a3049..a700b05be2 100644
--- a/gnucash/import-export/customer-import/dialog-customer-import-gui.c
+++ b/gnucash/import-export/customer-import/dialog-customer-import-gui.c
@@ -387,15 +387,15 @@ gnc_input_dialog (GtkWidget *parent, const gchar *title, const gchar *msg, const
 
     // add a label
     label = gtk_label_new (msg);
-    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (content_area), label);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(content_area), label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
     // add a textview
     view = gtk_text_view_new ();
     gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), GTK_WRAP_WORD_CHAR);
     buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view));
     gtk_text_buffer_set_text (buffer, default_input, -1);
-    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (content_area), view);
-
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(content_area), view, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+    
     // run the dialog
     gtk_widget_show_all (dialog);
     result = gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (dialog));
@@ -443,11 +443,10 @@ gnc_info2_dialog (GtkWidget *parent, const gchar *title, const gchar *msg)
 
     // add a scroll area
     scrolledwindow = gtk_scrolled_window_new (NULL, NULL);
-    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (content_area), scrolledwindow);
+    gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(content_area), scrolledwindow, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 
     // add a textview
     view = gtk_text_view_new ();
-//    gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), GTK_WRAP_WORD_CHAR);
     gtk_text_view_set_editable (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), FALSE);
     buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view));
     gtk_text_buffer_set_text (buffer, msg, -1);