diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eda83fd0..133de16d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ byobu (5.128) unreleased; urgency=medium
     - use env python3 for portability to other Linux and Mac systems
       (hopefully that's still okay for Debian / Ubuntu?)
     - https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu/pull/29
+  * usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc:
+    - Unescaping colors in bash prompt causes problems with scrolling
+      history in bash prompt. you can see leftovers from previous
+      commands when going back by history.
+      All colors in command prompt should be escaped with [ ]
+    - https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu/pull/30
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:37:11 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
index 6e3ebbfc..17cb34ed 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if [ -n "$TMUX" ] || [ "${TERMCAP#*screen}" != "${TERMCAP}" ]; then
 			;;
 			*)
 				# Use Googley colors (blue / red / yellow / blue / green / red )
-                                PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[31m\]\$(byobu_prompt_status)\[\e[38;5;69m\]\u\[\e[38;5;214m\]@\[\e[38;5;167m\]\h\[\e[38;5;214m\]:\[\e[38;5;71m\]\w\[\e[38;5;214m\]\$(byobu_prompt_symbol)\e[00m\] "
+                                PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[31m\]\$(byobu_prompt_status)\[\e[38;5;69m\]\u\[\e[38;5;214m\]@\[\e[38;5;167m\]\h\[\e[38;5;214m\]:\[\e[38;5;71m\]\w\[\e[38;5;214m\]\$(byobu_prompt_symbol)\[\e[00m\] "
 			;;
 		esac
 	fi