diff --git a/plugins/tenet/util/qt/util.py b/plugins/tenet/util/qt/util.py
index 758f41a..0e5ba04 100644
--- a/plugins/tenet/util/qt/util.py
+++ b/plugins/tenet/util/qt/util.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def get_dpi_scale():
     fm = QtGui.QFontMetricsF(font)
 
     # xHeight is expected to be 40.0 at normal DPI
-    return fm.height() / 173.0
+    return int(fm.height() / 173.0)
 
 def normalize_font(font_size):
     """
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ def compute_color_on_gradient(percent, color1, color2):
     r2, g2, b2, _ = color2.getRgb()
 
     # compute the new color across the gradient of color1 -> color 2
-    r = r1 + percent * (r2 - r1)
-    g = g1 + percent * (g2 - g1)
-    b = b1 + percent * (b2 - b1)
+    r = r1 + int(percent * (r2 - r1))
+    g = g1 + int(percent * (g2 - g1))
+    b = b1 + int(percent * (b2 - b1))
 
     # return the new color
     return QtGui.QColor(r,g,b)
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diff --git a/plugins/tenet/util/qt/waitbox.py b/plugins/tenet/util/qt/waitbox.py
index c0b05f9..5e55dd8 100644
--- a/plugins/tenet/util/qt/waitbox.py
+++ b/plugins/tenet/util/qt/waitbox.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def _ui_init(self):
         # configure the main widget / form
         self.setSizeGripEnabled(False)
         self.setModal(True)
-        self._dpi_scale = get_dpi_scale()*5.0
+        self._dpi_scale = get_dpi_scale()*5
 
         # initialize abort button
         self._abort_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Cancel")
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ def _ui_layout(self):
         self.setMinimumHeight(height)
 
         # compute the dialog layout
-        self.setLayout(v_layout)
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+        self.setLayout(v_layout)
diff --git a/plugins/tenet/util/update.py b/plugins/tenet/util/update.py
index 195089c..57e8d25 100644
--- a/plugins/tenet/util/update.py
+++ b/plugins/tenet/util/update.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def async_update_check(current_version, callback):
         return
 
     # convert vesrion #'s to integer for easy compare...
-    version_remote = int(''.join(re.findall('\d+', remote_version)))
-    version_local = int(''.join(re.findall('\d+', current_version)))
+    version_remote = int(''.join(re.findall(r'\d+', remote_version)))
+    version_local = int(''.join(re.findall(r'\d+', current_version)))
 
     # no updates available...
     logger.debug(" - Local: 'v%s' vs Remote: '%s'" % (current_version, remote_version))