diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1703d53e..a3276f3f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ byobu (4.18) unreleased; urgency=low
   * usr/lib/byobu/.shutil:
     - update ec2 detection method
 
+  [ James Spencer ]
+  * usr/lib/byobu/.constants:
+    - fix syntax error
+
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:26:28 +0000
 
 byobu (4.17-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
index 41904aff..83651400 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/.constants
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PKG="byobu"
 
 # Support two different backends (screen/tmux)
-if [ -z "$BYOBU_BACKEND" ];
+if [ -z "$BYOBU_BACKEND" ]; then
 	[ -r "/etc/byobu/backend" ] && . "/etc/byobu/backend"
 	[ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/backend" ] && . "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/backend"
 fi