diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7c1d1bcc..4af9e84a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ byobu (5.128) unreleased; urgency=medium
     - Remove unnecessary awk call; wc -l only outputs one value
   * usr/lib/byobu/release:
     - Fix typo
+  * usr/lib/byobu/services:
+    - Fix reading services from $BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/statusrc
   * usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux:
     - Remove -k for new-window. In older versions of tmux, -k without
       -t <target-window> had no effect. In tmux 2.8, -k without -t will
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/services b/usr/lib/byobu/services
index 6bdfb851..b52e95c2 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/services
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/services
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ service_running() {
 }
 
 __services() {
-	local services=
+	local services="$SERVICES"
 	# Users can define a list of services to monitor in $BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status
 	if [ -z "$services" ]; then
 		if [ -f "/etc/eucalyptus/eucalyptus.conf" ]; then