diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a562f1c7..bab93dba 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 byobu (5.6) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/lib/byobu/ip_address:
+    - user@host and ipaddress need some separation, as they're hard to
+      differentiate when next to one another
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:57:15 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
index c272208c..fcddd6c4 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ __ip_address() {
 		if [ "$1" = "t" ]; then
 			printf "%s" "$ipaddr"
 		else
-			color bold2; printf "%s" "$ipaddr"; color --
+			color b w k; printf "%s" "$ipaddr"; color --
 		fi
 	fi
 }