diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9fd2b99b..35361b22 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ byobu (4.30) unreleased; urgency=low
     - add session selection support for tmux
   * usr/bin/byobu, usr/bin/byobu-janitor, usr/lib/byobu/.shutil:
     - flatten bold/dim/bright modifiers when in 8-color mode
+  * usr/lib/byobu/ip_address, usr/lib/byobu/.shutil,
+    usr/share/byobu/profiles/common:
+    - fix bold printing
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:31:31 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil b/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
index 9d1de475..06ca3e5d 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.shutil
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ color_screen() {
 		-)   printf "$ESC{-}" ;;
 		--)   printf "$ESC{-} " ;;
 		esc)    printf "$ESC" ;;
-		bold1)  [ -n "$SCREEN_TERM" ] && printf "$ESC{=b }" ;;
-		bold2)  [ -n "$SCREEN_TERM" ] && printf "$ESC{+b }" ;;
+		bold1)  [ -n "$SCREEN_TERM" ] && printf "$ESC{=b }" || printf "$ESC{= }" ;;
+		bold2)  [ -n "$SCREEN_TERM" ] && printf "$ESC{+b }" || printf "$ESC{= }" ;;
 		none)   printf "$ESC{= }" ;;
 		invert) printf "$ESC{=r }" ;;
 		*)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ color_screen() {
 }
 
 color_map() {
-	local mod
+	local mod=
 	[ -n "$SCREEN_TERM" ] && mod=",dim"
 	case "$1" in
 		k) _RET="black$mod" ;;
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
index 64308cb7..e026f722 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ __ip_address() {
 			fi
 		;;
 	esac
-	color bold2; printf "%s" "$ipaddr"; color --
+	if [ -n "$ipaddr" ]; then
+		color bold2; printf "%s" "$ipaddr"; color --
+	fi
 }
 
 # vi: syntax=sh ts=4 noexpandtab
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
index e5268608..c0146602 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/common
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ setenv SSH_AUTH_SOCK $BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/.ssh-agent
 caption always "%1001`%?%-Lw%50L>%?%{=r}%n*%f %t%?(%u)%?%{-}%12`%?%+Lw%?%11` %=%12`%1002`%10`%<"
 
 # Status string, last line
-hardstatus string '%1003`%=%1004`'
+hardstatus string '%12`%1003`%=%1004`'
 
 # NOTE: Older version of Screen have an arbitrary limit of only being able
 # to change colors 16 times in this 'hardstatus string'.