diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 96ca7edc..190b0f0b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ byobu (5.5) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * usr/lib/byobu/ec2_cost, usr/lib/byobu/network:
     - fix input-field-separator problems with /proc/net/dev parsing
+    - get them in the right order on flip flag
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:56:23 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/network b/usr/lib/byobu/network
index ebc90fa7..2dfa3318 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/network
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/network
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ __network() {
 				;;
 				${interface}:*)
 					# Interface and tbytes got munged together
-					[ "$i" = "up" ] && x2=${iface##*:} || x2=${rmulticast##*:}
+					[ "$i" = "up" ] && x2=${rmulticast##*:} || x2=${iface##*:}
 					break;
 				;;
 			esac