diff --git a/gtk-glade/log.glade b/gtk-glade/log.glade
index 0dfc558de..fc7206433 100644
--- a/gtk-glade/log.glade
+++ b/gtk-glade/log.glade
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<!DOCTYPE glade-interface SYSTEM "glade-2.0.dtd">
-<!--Generated with glade3 3.4.5 on Thu Jul 31 12:01:20 2008 -->
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <glade-interface>
+  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 2.16 -->
+  <!-- interface-naming-policy toplevel-contextual -->
   <widget class="GtkDialog" id="log">
     <property name="width_request">540</property>
     <property name="height_request">290</property>
     <property name="border_width">5</property>
     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Linphone debug window</property>
-    <property name="window_position">GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ON_PARENT</property>
+    <property name="window_position">center-on-parent</property>
     <property name="icon">linphone2.png</property>
-    <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DIALOG</property>
+    <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <property name="deletable">False</property>
     <property name="has_separator">False</property>
     <signal name="response" handler="gtk_widget_hide"/>
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@
           <widget class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="scrolledwindow1">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_NEVER</property>
-            <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
-            <property name="window_placement">GTK_CORNER_BOTTOM_LEFT</property>
+            <property name="hscrollbar_policy">never</property>
+            <property name="vscrollbar_policy">automatic</property>
+            <property name="window_placement">bottom-left</property>
             <property name="window_placement_set">True</property>
-            <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_IN</property>
+            <property name="shadow_type">in</property>
             <child>
               <widget class="GtkTextView" id="textview">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                 <property name="editable">False</property>
-                <property name="wrap_mode">GTK_WRAP_WORD</property>
+                <property name="wrap_mode">word</property>
               </widget>
             </child>
           </widget>
@@ -42,27 +42,30 @@
         <child internal-child="action_area">
           <widget class="GtkHButtonBox" id="dialog-action_area1">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="layout_style">GTK_BUTTONBOX_END</property>
+            <property name="layout_style">end</property>
             <child>
               <placeholder/>
             </child>
             <child>
               <widget class="GtkButton" id="button1">
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">gtk-close</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                 <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-                <property name="label" translatable="yes">gtk-close</property>
                 <property name="use_stock">True</property>
-                <property name="response_id">0</property>
+                <signal name="clicked" handler="linphone_gtk_log_hide"/>
               </widget>
               <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">False</property>
                 <property name="position">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
           </widget>
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>
-            <property name="pack_type">GTK_PACK_END</property>
+            <property name="pack_type">end</property>
+            <property name="position">0</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
       </widget>
diff --git a/gtk-glade/logging.c b/gtk-glade/logging.c
index 4bd09281c..5864375f2 100644
--- a/gtk-glade/logging.c
+++ b/gtk-glade/logging.c
@@ -213,12 +213,29 @@ static void linphone_gtk_log_file(OrtpLogLevel lev, const char *msg)
 	}
 }
 
+
+
+static gboolean delete_event_cb (GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent *event, gpointer data)
+{
+	gtk_widget_hide (widget);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+void linphone_gtk_log_hide(){
+	if (log_window)
+		gtk_widget_hide(log_window);
+}
+
 void linphone_gtk_create_log_window(void){
 	GtkTextBuffer *b;
 	log_window=linphone_gtk_create_window("log");
 	b=gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(linphone_gtk_get_widget(log_window,"textview")));
 	gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(b,"red","foreground","red",NULL);
 	gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(b,"orange","foreground","orange",NULL);
+	/*prevent the log window from being destroyed*/
+	g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (log_window), "delete-event",
+		G_CALLBACK (delete_event_cb), NULL);
+
 }
 
 void linphone_gtk_destroy_log_window(void){