diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1045757c..660e12aa 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ byobu (2.18) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * debian/screen-profiles.postinst: try to remove the dpkg-divert, but
     if it fails, let the installation proceed, since we've copied
-    screen.real back into place now, LP: #393204
+    screen.real back into place now, (much hate shall descend upon
+    dpkg-divert!!!), LP: #393204
   * byobu-launcher-uninstall, byobu-janitor: byobu-launcher is no longer
     fully qualified, update the remove to account for this; clean out
     old screen-launcher entries as a janitor item LP: #392978
   * keybindings/f-keys, keybindings/screen-escape-keys: call the
     byobu-config window 'config', rather than 'help'
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:02:38 -0700
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:08:47 -0700
 
 byobu (2.17-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/screen-profiles.postinst b/debian/screen-profiles.postinst
index 8a0f66e7..97f8d2c4 100644
--- a/debian/screen-profiles.postinst
+++ b/debian/screen-profiles.postinst
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.0; then
 			# we don't want that to happen
 			cp -a /usr/bin/screen.real /usr/bin/screen
 		fi
-		# clean up old screen diversion
-		dpkg-divert --package screen-profiles --rename --remove /usr/bin/screen || true
+		# clean up old screen diversion, but don't fail on its removal
+		dpkg-divert --package screen-profiles --rename --remove /usr/bin/screen 2>/dev/null || true
 	fi
 fi