diff --git a/IPython/gui/wx/wxIPython.py b/IPython/gui/wx/wxIPython.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index fd879ad..ca8100d
--- a/IPython/gui/wx/wxIPython.py
+++ b/IPython/gui/wx/wxIPython.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import sys
 try:
+    import wxversion; wxversion.ensureMinimal("2.8")
     import wx.aui
 except ImportError:
     print "Can't laod wx.aui module, please check that you have installed wxpython > 2.8 and taht it is your default install"