diff --git a/awesome/awesome/darkburn/theme.lua b/awesome/awesome/darkburn/theme.lua
index 4c51741..7d89dbd 100644
--- a/awesome/awesome/darkburn/theme.lua
+++ b/awesome/awesome/darkburn/theme.lua
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ theme.bg_widget        = "#111111"
 -- menu_[bg|fg]_[normal|focus]
 -- menu_[border_color|border_width]
 theme.menu_height = 16
-theme.menu_width  = 100
+theme.menu_width  = 150
 -- }}}
 
 -- {{{ Icons
diff --git a/awesome/awesome/rc.lua b/awesome/awesome/rc.lua
index 1dd2803..347c5dd 100644
--- a/awesome/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/awesome/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ require("modules/revelation")
 require('calendar2')
 
 --freedesktop menus
---require('modules/awesome-freedesktop/freedesktop.utils')
---require('modules/awesome-freedesktop/freedesktop.menu')
+require('modules/awesome-freedesktop/freedesktop.utils')
+require('modules/awesome-freedesktop/freedesktop.menu')
 
 --for widgets
 require("vicious")
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ myawesomemenu = {
    { "quit", awesome.quit }
 }
 
---menu_items = freedesktop.menu.new()
-menu_items = {}
+menu_items = freedesktop.menu.new()
 table.insert(menu_items, { "awesome", myawesomemenu, beautiful.awesome_icon })
 table.insert(menu_items, { "Exit", exit_command })