diff --git a/conversion/pom.xml b/conversion/pom.xml
index d77800f1a..dfe3f5fb8 100644
--- a/conversion/pom.xml
+++ b/conversion/pom.xml
@@ -62,23 +62,15 @@
 		</dependency>	
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.jena</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jena-base</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>apache-jena-libs</artifactId>
 			<version>3.0.0</version>
+			<type>pom</type>
+			<scope>import</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.jena</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jena-arq</artifactId>
-			<version>3.0.0</version>
-			<exclusions>
-        		<exclusion>
-            		<groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
-            		<artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-       			</exclusion>
-       			<exclusion>
-           			 <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            		 <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        		</exclusion>
-   			</exclusions>			
+  			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
+ 			 <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
+  			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	 <repositories>
diff --git a/gui/pom.xml b/gui/pom.xml
index 322a69ba8..ffe4c5c81 100644
--- a/gui/pom.xml
+++ b/gui/pom.xml
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@
     		<artifactId>jdom2</artifactId>
     		<version>2.0.6</version>
 		</dependency>
+		
+		<dependency>
+  			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
+ 			 <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
+  			<version>2.12.2</version>
+		</dependency>
 
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/gui/src/main/java/edu/utah/ece/async/ibiosim/gui/Gui.java b/gui/src/main/java/edu/utah/ece/async/ibiosim/gui/Gui.java
index e132a454f..cdcb0e288 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/java/edu/utah/ece/async/ibiosim/gui/Gui.java
+++ b/gui/src/main/java/edu/utah/ece/async/ibiosim/gui/Gui.java
@@ -886,28 +886,35 @@ public class Gui implements BioObserver, MouseListener, ActionListener, MouseMot
 		if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
             Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
 
-            // Set the "About" menu handler
-            desktop.setAboutHandler(e -> {
-            	about();
-            });
+            if (desktop.isSupported(Desktop.Action.APP_ABOUT)) {
+            	// Set the "About" menu handler
+            	desktop.setAboutHandler(e -> {
+            		about();
+            	});
+            }
 
-            // Set the "Preferences" menu handler
-            desktop.setPreferencesHandler(e -> {
-    			PreferencesDialog.showPreferences(Gui.frame);
-    			getFileTree().setExpandibleIcons(!IBioSimPreferences.INSTANCE.isPlusMinusIconsEnabled());
-    			if (getSBOLDocument() != null) {
-    				getSBOLDocument().setDefaultURIprefix(SBOLEditorPreferences.INSTANCE.getUserInfo().getURI().toString());
-    			}
-            });
-
-            // Set the "Quit" menu handler
-            desktop.setQuitHandler((e, response) -> {
-            	exit();
-    			// If we have returned from the above call the user has decided not to quit
-            	response.cancelQuit();
-            	// Perform cleanup before exiting
-                //response.performQuit(); // or response.cancelQuit();
-            });
+            if (desktop.isSupported(Desktop.Action.APP_PREFERENCES)) {
+            	// Set the "Preferences" menu handler
+            	desktop.setPreferencesHandler(e -> {
+            		PreferencesDialog.showPreferences(Gui.frame);
+            		getFileTree().setExpandibleIcons(!IBioSimPreferences.INSTANCE.isPlusMinusIconsEnabled());
+            		if (getSBOLDocument() != null) {
+            			getSBOLDocument().setDefaultURIprefix(SBOLEditorPreferences.INSTANCE.getUserInfo().getURI().toString());
+            		}
+            	});
+            }
+            
+            if (desktop.isSupported(Desktop.Action.APP_QUIT_HANDLER)) {
+            	// Set the "Quit" menu handler
+            	desktop.setQuitHandler((e, response) -> {
+            		exit();
+            		// If we have returned from the above call the user has decided not to quit
+            		response.cancelQuit();
+            		// Perform cleanup before exiting
+            		//response.performQuit(); // or response.cancelQuit();
+            	});
+            }
+            
 		} else {
 			edit.addSeparator();
 			edit.add(pref);