diff --git a/xadmin/plugins/xversion.py b/xadmin/plugins/xversion.py
index 2a5cb5069..6e337a72b 100644
--- a/xadmin/plugins/xversion.py
+++ b/xadmin/plugins/xversion.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
         return TemplateResponse(
             request, self.recover_list_template or self.get_template_list(
-                "views/recover_list.html"),
+                "views/recover_list.html"), 
             context)
 
 
diff --git a/xadmin/util.py b/xadmin/util.py
index 06a23be82..dc60bef76 100644
--- a/xadmin/util.py
+++ b/xadmin/util.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from django.forms import Media
 from django.utils.translation import get_language
 from django.contrib.admin.utils import label_for_field, help_text_for_field
+from django import VERSION as version
 import datetime
 import decimal
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     from django.utils.timezone import localtime as tz_localtime
 
-if django.get_version() < '1.11':
+if django.VERSION < (1, 11):
     DJANGO_11 = False
 else:
     DJANGO_11 = True
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ def lookup_field(name, obj, model_admin=None):
                 model_admin is not None
                 and hasattr(model_admin, name)
                 and name not in ('__str__', '__unicode__')
-                ):
+        ):
             attr = getattr(model_admin, name)
             value = attr(obj)
         else:
diff --git a/xadmin/views/base.py b/xadmin/views/base.py
index a238b80ff..539ccbe4e 100644
--- a/xadmin/views/base.py
+++ b/xadmin/views/base.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def __init__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         self.request = request
         self.request_method = request.method.lower()
         self.user = request.user
-
+        
         self.base_plugins = [p(self) for p in getattr(self,
                                                       "plugin_classes", [])]
 
diff --git a/xadmin/views/dashboard.py b/xadmin/views/dashboard.py
index 7aa9dafd5..fd1ea2255 100644
--- a/xadmin/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/xadmin/views/dashboard.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, widgets, attrs=None):
     def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
         if value is None:
             value = ''
-        final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, name=name)
+        final_attrs = self.build_attrs(attrs, {'name':name})
         final_attrs['class'] = 'nav nav-pills nav-stacked'
         output = [u'<ul%s>' % flatatt(final_attrs)]
         options = self.render_options(force_text(value), final_attrs['id'])