diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 06cc843f..ca6fc528 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 screen-profiles (1.22) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
-  * 
+  * profiles/plain: rather than symlinking to /etc/screenrc, source it, and
+    then source ~/.screenrc, LP: #328312
+  * debian/install: install plain profile
+  * debian/rules: drop the symlink to /etc/screenrc
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:58:42 -0600
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:08:34 -0600
 
 screen-profiles (1.21-0ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/install b/debian/install
index 4f7c2419..5def767b 100644
--- a/debian/install
+++ b/debian/install
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ bin/reboot-required usr/share/screen-profiles/bin
 bin/release usr/share/screen-profiles/bin
 bin/updates-available usr/share/screen-profiles/bin
 profiles/common usr/share/screen-profiles/profiles
+profiles/plain usr/share/screen-profiles/profiles
 profiles/ubuntu-light usr/share/screen-profiles/profiles
 profiles/ubuntu-dark usr/share/screen-profiles/profiles
 profiles/debian-light usr/share/screen-profiles/profiles/misc
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5569107d..ba56f479 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ binary-indep: build install
 	dh_installdebconf -i
 	dh_compress -i
 	dh_fixperms -i
-	dh_link -i /etc/screenrc usr/share/${PACKAGE}/profiles/plain
 	dh_link -i /usr/share/${PACKAGE}/profiles/ubuntu-light usr/share/${PACKAGE}/profiles/ubuntu
 	dh_installdeb -i
 	dh_gencontrol -i
diff --git a/profiles/plain b/profiles/plain
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e026822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/plain
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+###############################################################################
+#    Screen Profile
+#      This configuration profile is the most basic, plain profile,
+#      (the default one that ships with screen).
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2008  Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@canonical.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+###############################################################################
+
+source /etc/screenrc
+source ~/.screenrc