diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 738575dc..c60090b1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ byobu (5.30) unreleased; urgency=low
     - point to byobu.co in NEWS file
   * usr/bin/byobu-select-profile:
     - find a suitable hash sum utility (fixes Mac OS X)
+  * usr/lib/byobu/uptime:
+    - handle multiple white space with a single digit hour on Mac OS X
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:18:01 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/uptime b/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
index bc6ea54c..8e00e088 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ __uptime() {
 			str="${u}s"
 		fi
 	else
-		str=$(uptime | sed -e "s/.* up *//" -e "s/ days, /d/" -e "s/:/h/" -e "s/,.*/m/")
+		str=$(uptime | sed -e "s/.* up *//" -e "s/ *days, */d/" -e "s/:/h/" -e "s/,.*/m/")
 	fi
 	[ -n "$str" ] || return
 	color w b; printf "%s" "${str}"; color --