diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e4fba7fa..3583a145 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 byobu (5.21) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/lib/byobu/users:
+    - clear cache on 0 users
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:25:33 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/users b/usr/lib/byobu/users
index c9083208..0d4bfa81 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/users
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/users
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ __users() {
 	fi
 	if [ $count -gt 0 ]; then
 		color b w r; printf "%d" "$count"; color -; color w r; printf "#"; color --
+	else
+		rm -f "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/status.$BYOBU_BACKEND/users"*
 	fi
 }