diff --git a/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.cpp b/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.cpp
index 6c6b1649e9c363cccc28bd4265b6783cf63bcced..dfd09186a9e689f6f4aad79704336eea7a216618 100644
--- a/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent /* = 0*/)
 	menuWindows->addAction(showVisDockAction);
 
 	// Presentation mode
-	QMenu* presentationMenu = new QMenu();
+	QMenu* presentationMenu = new QMenu(this);
 	presentationMenu->setTitle("Presentation on");
 	connect(presentationMenu, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this,
 	        SLOT(createPresentationMenu()));
@@ -940,9 +940,9 @@ void MainWindow::callGMSH(std::vector<std::string> & selectedGeometries,
 	QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 }
 
-void MainWindow::showFileConverter() const
+void MainWindow::showFileConverter()
 {
-	OGSFileConverter* dlg = new OGSFileConverter();
+	OGSFileConverter* dlg = new OGSFileConverter(this);
 	dlg->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
 	dlg->show();
 	dlg->raise();
diff --git a/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.h b/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.h
index d11933e8484d28a9cdc2e63b360a3edce5d749c8..9fb6dd226d00918659908d2af1e99b24218e0d58 100644
--- a/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.h
+++ b/Applications/DataExplorer/mainwindow.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ protected slots:
 	/// Calls the diagram prefs dialog from the station list (i.e. for a specific station).
 	void showDiagramPrefsDialog(QModelIndex &index);
 	/// Calls the OGSFileConverter as an external tool
-	void showFileConverter() const;
+	void showFileConverter();
 	//TODO6 void showFileConverterDialog();
 	void showLicense();
 	void showLineEditDialog(const std::string &geoName);