diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 776c245b..3ee9d976 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 byobu (5.23) unreleased; urgency=low
 
+  [ Dustin Kirkland ]
   * configure.ac, debian/control, debian/copyright, README,
     usr/lib/byobu/rcs_cost, usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1,
     usr/share/man/man1/byobu-config.1, usr/share/man/man1/byobu-ctrl-
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ byobu (5.23) unreleased; urgency=low
     - point to the new byobu.co website rather than the launchpad landing
       page
 
+  [ Antonio Lorusso ]
+  * usr/bin/byobu-status: LP: #1018538, #1073145
+    - fix select/copy/paste in iTerm2 and KDE
+
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:48:13 +0100
 
 byobu (5.22-0ubuntu1) raring; urgency=low
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-status b/usr/bin/byobu-status
index b3bec705..e43ab733 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-status
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-status
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ done
 
 # Fix status printing for small terminal sizes
 width=$(tmux list-windows -F "#{session_width}")
-w_last=0
-[ -r "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/width" ] && read w_last < $BYOBU_RUN_DIR/width 2>/dev/null 1>&2 || w_last=0
+if [ -r "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/width" ]; then
+	read w_last < $BYOBU_RUN_DIR/width 2>/dev/null 1>&2
+else
+	w_last=0
+fi
 for w in $width; do
 	if [ "$w" != "$w_last" ]; then
 		tmux set -g status-left-length $(($w*1/4)) >/dev/null 2>&1