diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e1e9a2f6..623b0328 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ byobu (4.40) unreleased; urgency=low
     - save a few characters on the status line
   * usr/bin/byobu:
     - support detection of tmux sessions
+  * usr/bin/byobu-select-session:
+    - fix select session to obey BYOBU_BACKEND
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:05:32 -0400
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
index 01cf6b6c..1487c116 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ text = []
 def get_sessions():
 	sessions = []
 	i = 0
-	if commands.getstatusoutput("command -v screen")[0] == 0:
+	if BYOBU_BACKEND == "screen":
 		output = commands.getstatusoutput("screen -ls")
 	 	if output[0] >= 0:
 			for s in output[1].split("\n"):
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def get_sessions():
 					items = s.split(" ")
 					sessions.append("screen____%s" % items[1])
 					i += 1
-	if commands.getstatusoutput("command -v tmux")[0] == 0:
+	if BYOBU_BACKEND == "tmux":
 		output = commands.getstatusoutput("tmux list-sessions")
 	 	if output[0] == 0:
 			for s in output[1].split("\n"):