diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 097be2a5..8041f3a8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ byobu (5.109) unreleased; urgency=medium
 
   * usr/lib/byobu/updates_available:
     - add an asterisk icon
+    - fix formatting again
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 31 May 2016 10:03:15 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available b/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
index 1801c8c1..afd295cf 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@
 
 ___print_updates() {
 	local u= s=
-	if [ -n "$(lsmod | grep ^kpatch_livepatch_)" ]; then
-		color b r W; printf "*"; color -
-	fi
 	read u s < "$1"
+	if [ -n "$(lsmod | grep ^kpatch_livepatch_)" ]; then
+		color b r W; printf "*"; color --
+	fi
 	if [ -n "$u" ]; then
 		if [ "$u" -gt 0 ]; then
+			if [ -n "$(lsmod | grep ^kpatch_livepatch_)" ]; then
+				color b r W; printf "*"; color -
+			fi
 			color b r W; printf "%d" "$u"; color -; color r W
 			if [ -n "$s" ] && [ "$s" -gt 0 ]; then
 				printf "$ICON_SECURITY"