diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c539ced1..9e2b2ef0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ byobu (5.19) unreleased; urgency=low
   * === added directory usr/share/sounds, === added directory
     usr/share/sounds/byobu, usr/share/sounds/byobu/byobu.ogg: LP: #999716
     - add byobu sound to repo, as pronounced by Fumihito YOSHIDA
+  * usr/lib/byobu/updates_available:
+    - use run-one, rather than run-this-one (which isn't working well)
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 11 May 2012 15:43:02 -0700
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available b/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
index a61bd994..dfa58a16 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/updates_available
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ___print_updates() {
 }
 
 ___update_cache() {
-	local mycache=$1 RUN_THIS_ONE=
+	local mycache=$1 RUN_ONE=
 	# Now we actually have to do hard computational work to calculate updates.
 	# Let's try to be "nice" about it:
 	renice 10 $$ >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
@@ -49,26 +49,26 @@ ___update_cache() {
 	# and let the next cache check pick up the results.
 	# Also, try to ensure that no more than one of these run at
 	# a given time; install the run-one package.
-	command -v run-this-one >/dev/null && RUN_THIS_ONE=run-this-one
+	command -v run-one >/dev/null && RUN_ONE=run-one
 	if [ -x /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check ]; then
 		# If apt-check binary exists, use it
-		$RUN_THIS_ONE /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1 | awk '-F;' 'END { print $1, $2 }' > "$mycache" &
+		$RUN_ONE /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1 | awk '-F;' 'END { print $1, $2 }' > "$mycache" &
 	elif command -v apt-get >/dev/null; then
 		# If apt-get exists, use it
-		$RUN_THIS_ONE apt-get -s -o Debug::NoLocking=true upgrade | grep -c ^Inst > $mycache &
+		$RUN_ONE apt-get -s -o Debug::NoLocking=true upgrade | grep -c ^Inst > $mycache &
 	elif command -v pkcon >/dev/null; then
 		# use packagekit to show list of packages
-		$RUN_THIS_ONE pkcon get-updates -p | grep -c '^Package' > "$mycache" &
+		$RUN_ONE pkcon get-updates -p | grep -c '^Package' > "$mycache" &
 	elif command -v zypper >/dev/null; then
 		# If zypper exists, use it
-		$RUN_THIS_ONE zypper --no-refresh lu --best-effort | grep -c 'v |' > $mycache &
+		$RUN_ONE zypper --no-refresh lu --best-effort | grep -c 'v |' > $mycache &
 	elif command -v yum >/dev/null; then
 		# If yum exists, use it
 		# TODO: We need a better way of counting updates available from a RH expert
-		$RUN_THIS_ONE yum list updates -q | grep -vc "Updated Packages" > $mycache &
+		$RUN_ONE yum list updates -q | grep -vc "Updated Packages" > $mycache &
 	elif command -v pacman >/dev/null; then
 		# If pacman (Archlinux) exists, use it
-		LC_ALL=C $RUN_THIS_ONE pacman -Sup | grep -vc "^\(::\| \)" > $mycache &
+		LC_ALL=C $RUN_ONE pacman -Sup | grep -vc "^\(::\| \)" > $mycache &
 	fi
 }