diff --git a/bin/menu b/bin/menu
index 771cef89..79e0e11c 100755
--- a/bin/menu
+++ b/bin/menu
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 [ "$1" = "--detail" ] && exit 0
 PKG="byobu"
-bindings="$HOME/.$PKG/keybindings"
+[ -r "$HOME/.$PKG/keybindings"] && bindings="$HOME/.$PKG/keybindings" || bindings="$HOME/.screenrc"
 
 if grep -qs "^source.*screen-escape-keys$" $bindings 2>/dev/null; then
 	esc=`grep "^escape" $bindings | sed "s/^.*\(.\)$/\1/"`
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fe8341f8..2c9b317e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ byobu (2.39) unreleased; urgency=low
     sure we do "something", like run "true", LP: #441788
   * byobu-config: make byobu more python 2.5 friendly, by dropping the
     'finally' clauses
+  * bin/menu: add some logic in support of byobu-export'd configurations
 
   [ Derek Carter ]
   * rpm/byobu.spec: updated for Fedora 11