diff --git a/bin/ip-address b/bin/ip-address
index 8e5452e0..eb5f334a 100755
--- a/bin/ip-address
+++ b/bin/ip-address
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ space=
 grep -qs "^hostname=1$" "$HOME/.$PKG/status" && space=" "
 grep -qs "^whoami=1$" "$HOME/.$PKG/status" && space=" "
 
-printf "%s\005{+b }%s\005{-}" "$space" $(hostname -i 2>/dev/null)
+interface=`/sbin/route -n | tail -n 1 | sed "s/^.* //"`
+ipaddr=`/sbin/ifconfig "$interface" | grep "inet addr:" | sed "s/^.*inet addr://" | sed "s/ .*$//"`
+
+printf "%s\005{+b }%s\005{-}" "$space" "$ipaddr"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e7b2f0c2..2cfefbae 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ byobu (2.4) unreleased; urgency=low
   * bin/release: try to grab both distro and version from /etc/issue
     if that's what we're forced to use
   * bin/updates-available: improve counting of yum updates available
+  * bin/ip-address,whoami,release,hostname: use +b rather than =b,
+    colors look bad on the light* profiles
+  * bin/ip-address: hostname -i doesn't always work, use ifconfig
+    instead, LP: #376080
   * debian/control: suggest vim, for better handling of status details
 
   [ David Duffey ]
   * rpm/byobu.spec: initial specfile for RH packaging
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 11 May 2009 22:43:51 -0500
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 13 May 2009 23:08:39 -0500
 
 byobu (2.3-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low