diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0e1a34d6..f704165f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ byobu (5.50) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * usr/share/applications/byobu.desktop:
     - ensure TERM gets full color when launching from desktop
+  * usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt:
+    - the @ symbol in the color prompt was hard to read
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:51:39 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt b/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt
index 1bb80578..93bf85cc 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKG="byobu"
 
 byobu-disable-prompt || true
 cat >>"$HOME/.bashrc" <<EOF
-PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[00;31m\]\u\[\e[00;30m\]@\[\e[00;36m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[00;32m\]\w\[\e[00m\]\$ " #byobu-prompt#
+PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[00;31m\]\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[00;36m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[00;32m\]\w\[\e[00m\]\$ " #byobu-prompt#
 export TERM="xterm-256color" #byobu-prompt#
 EOF