diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ad519a41..3cfb30e0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 byobu (4.34) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  [ Theodore Campbell ]
+  * usr/lib/byobu/.constants: LP: #846576
+    - silence errors
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:26:43 -0700
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
index e41f135d..e95acbc8 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
 esac
 
 # MacOS Support
-command -v gsed >/dev/null && export SED="gsed" || export SED="sed"
-command -v greadlink >/dev/null && export READLINK="greadlink" || export READLINK="readlink"
+command -v gsed >/dev/null 2>&1 && export SED="gsed" || export SED="sed"
+command -v greadlink >/dev/null 2>&1 && export READLINK="greadlink" || export READLINK="readlink"