diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 217adf71..cdc7794b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ byobu (4.17) unreleased; urgency=low
       + BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR, which is typically $HOME/.byobu
     - this rework should more easily allow us to support users who's
       SOCKETDIR is not /var/run/screen, and XDG_USER_DIRS users
+  * usr/lib/byobu/.constants:
+    - should probably export those
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:14:17 +0000
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
index 22ad3579..b013fa29 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 PKG="byobu"
-BYOBU_VERSION="4.17"
 
 # Create and set the user configuration directory
-BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR="$HOME/.$PKG"
+export BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR="$HOME/.$PKG"
 mkdir -p "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR"
 
 # Grab the global, then local socket directory
@@ -31,11 +30,11 @@ mkdir -p "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR"
 
 # Hopefully, we can make a runtime data directory in a tmpfs
 if mkdir -p "$SOCKETDIR/S-$USER/$PKG" 2>/dev/null; then
-	BYOBU_RUN_DIR="$SOCKETDIR/S-$USER/$PKG"
+	export BYOBU_RUN_DIR="$SOCKETDIR/S-$USER/$PKG"
 else
 	# But if not, we'll use a cache direcotry
 	mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache/$PKG"
-	BYOBU_RUN_DIR="$HOME/.cache/$PKG"
+	export BYOBU_RUN_DIR="$HOME/.cache/$PKG"
 fi
 
 # Some users build and install byobu themselves, rather than from a distro