diff --git a/discover_overlay/draggable_window_wayland.py b/discover_overlay/draggable_window_wayland.py
index c53df80..68816f3 100644
--- a/discover_overlay/draggable_window_wayland.py
+++ b/discover_overlay/draggable_window_wayland.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
 try:
+    gi.require_version('GtkLayerShell', '0.1')
     from gi.repository import GtkLayerShell
-except ImportError:
+except (ImportError, ValueError):
     pass
 
 
diff --git a/discover_overlay/overlay.py b/discover_overlay/overlay.py
index c501643..b882a5c 100644
--- a/discover_overlay/overlay.py
+++ b/discover_overlay/overlay.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,wrong-import-order
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
 try:
+    gi.require_version('GtkLayerShell', '0.1')
     from gi.repository import GtkLayerShell
-except ImportError:
+except (ImportError, ValueError):
     pass