diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c57aa884..a9ea5ae3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ byobu (4.17-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
     - fix up a few more $HOME/.$PKG refs to $BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR
   * usr/bin/byobu-janitor, usr/lib/byobu/.constants:
     - LP: #553105, #780081: support XDG user dirs
+  * usr/lib/byobu/.shutil:
+    - quiet printing of metadata service test
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:14:17 +0000
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil b/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
index 82427c53..2dc28366 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ metadata_available() {
 	# if a metadata service is available, that does NOT slow down non-ec2
 	# machines.
 	if grep -qs "^domain ec2.internal" /etc/resolv.conf; then
-		wget -q -O- --timeout=1 http://169.254.169.254
+		wget -q -O- --timeout=1 http://169.254.169.254 >/dev/null 2>&1
 	else
 		false
 	fi