diff --git a/lutris/gui/installerconfigvbox.py b/lutris/gui/installerconfigvbox.py
index 93728790c..7c7e1ba1c 100644
--- a/lutris/gui/installerconfigvbox.py
+++ b/lutris/gui/installerconfigvbox.py
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 import gtk
-
-import lutris.runners
-
+from lutris.runners import import_runner
 from lutris.gui.configvbox import ConfigVBox
 
 class InstallerConfigVBox(ConfigVBox):
+    """This file is going to disapear anytime now."""
     def __init__(self,lutris_config,caller):
         ConfigVBox.__init__(self,"game",caller)
         self.lutris_config  = lutris_config
         self.lutris_config.config_type = "game"
-        self.runner_class = self.lutris_config.runner
-        runner = eval("lutris.runners."+self.runner_class+"."+self.runner_class+"()")
+        self.runner_classname = self.lutris_config.runner
+        runner_cls = import_runner(self.runner_classname)
+        runner = runner_cls()
         if hasattr(runner,"installer_options"):
             self.options = runner.installer_options
         else:
             no_option_label = gtk.Label("No game options")
             self.pack_start(no_option_label)
-            return 
+            return
         self.generate_widgets()
 
 
diff --git a/lutris/gui/runnerconfigvbox.py b/lutris/gui/runnerconfigvbox.py
index 314d78264..4cb83a5b6 100644
--- a/lutris/gui/runnerconfigvbox.py
+++ b/lutris/gui/runnerconfigvbox.py
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 import gtk
-
-import lutris.runners
+from lutris.runners import import_runner
 from lutris.gui.configvbox import ConfigVBox
 
 class RunnerConfigVBox(ConfigVBox):
@@ -30,14 +29,12 @@ class RunnerConfigVBox(ConfigVBox):
         runner configuration.
     """
     def __init__(self, lutris_config, caller):
-        runner = lutris_config.runner
-        ConfigVBox.__init__(self, runner, caller)
-
-        # FIXME ugly
-        runner_instance = eval("lutris.runners."+runner+"."+runner+"()")
-
-        if hasattr(runner_instance, "runner_options"):
-            self.options = runner_instance.runner_options
+        runner_classname = lutris_config.runner
+        ConfigVBox.__init__(self, runner_classname, caller)
+        runner_class = import_runner(runner_classname)
+        runner = runer_class()
+        if hasattr(runner, "runner_options"):
+            self.options = runner.runner_options
             self.lutris_config = lutris_config
             self.generate_widgets()
         else:
diff --git a/lutris/gui/runnersdialog.py b/lutris/gui/runnersdialog.py
index 803542e65..5e8c37ad0 100644
--- a/lutris/gui/runnersdialog.py
+++ b/lutris/gui/runnersdialog.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 
 import gtk
 
-import lutris.runners
-
+from lutris.runners import  import_runner
 from lutris.config import LutrisConfig
 from lutris.gui.runnerconfigvbox import RunnerConfigVBox
 from lutris.gui.systemconfigvbox import SystemConfigVBox
@@ -91,11 +90,8 @@ class RunnersDialog(gtk.Dialog):
         for runner in runner_list:
             hbox = gtk.HBox()
             #Label
-            runner_module = __import__('lutris.runners.%s' % runner,
-                    globals(), locals(), [runner], -1)
-            runner_cls = getattr(runner_module, runner)
-            runner_instance = runner_cls()
-            #runner_instance = eval("lutris.runners." + runner + "." + runner + "()")
+            runner_class = import_runner(runner)
+            runner_instance = runner_class()
             machine = runner_instance.machine
             runner_label = gtk.Label()
             runner_label.set_markup("<b>"+runner + "</b> ( " + machine + " ) ")
@@ -125,11 +121,12 @@ class RunnersDialog(gtk.Dialog):
     def close(self, widget=None, other=None):
         self.destroy()
 
-    def on_install_clicked(self,widget,runner):
+    def on_install_clicked(self,widget,runner_classname):
         """Install a runner"""
         #FIXME : this is ugly !
-        runner_instance = eval("lutris.runners." + runner + "." + runner + "()")
-        runner_instance.install()
+        runner_class = import_runner(runner_classname)
+        runner = runner_classname()
+        runner.install()
 
     def on_configure_clicked(self,widget,runner):
         RunnerConfigDialog(runner)