diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b44cfdbe..99b6058d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 byobu (4.13) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  [ Scott Moser ]
+  * usr/lib/byobu/network:
+    - fix but where /proc/net/dev has so much traffic that integers
+      run up against colons with no whitespace
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:37:56 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/network b/usr/lib/byobu/network
index 73eeeff4..374a6134 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/network
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/network
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ fi
 
 [ -d "/var/run/screen/S-$USER" ] && DIR="/var/run/screen/S-$USER" || DIR="$DATA"
 t2=`date +%s`
+OIFS=$IFS
 for i in up down; do
 	unit="kbps"
 	case $i in
@@ -54,12 +55,14 @@ for i in up down; do
 		rate=0
 	else
 		[ -r "$cache" ] && read x1 < "$cache" || tx1=0
+		IFS="$OIFS:"
 		while read iface rbytes rpackets rerrs rdrop rfifo rframe rcompressed rmulticast tbytes tpackets terrs tdrop tfifo tcolls tcarrier tcompressed; do
-			if [ "$iface" = "${interface}:" ]; then
+			if [ "$iface" = "${interface}" ]; then
 				[ "$i" = "up" ] && x2=${tbytes} || x2=${rbytes}
 				break;
 			fi
 		done < /proc/net/dev
+		IFS=$OIFS
 		echo "$x2" > "$cache"
 		rate=$((8*($x2 - $x1) / ($t2 - $t1) / 1024))  # in kbps
 		[ "$rate" -lt 0 ] && rate=0