diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a675018b..b62479ac 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 byobu (5.48) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil:
-    - drop "bright" designations, which don't seem to be working properly
-      most places
   * usr/bin/byobu-disable-prompt, usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt,
     usr/bin/Makefile.am, usr/share/byobu/profiles/ps1.sh,
     usr/share/man/man1/byobu-disable-prompt.1,
@@ -10,6 +7,9 @@ byobu (5.48) unreleased; urgency=low
     usr/share/man/man1/Makefile.am:
     - add a utility that installs and uninstalls a nicer color prompt
       into the local shell configuration
+  * usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt, usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil:
+    - workaround for LP: #817690
+    - add override for TERM in byobu-enable-prompt
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:37:02 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt b/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt
index 2c4b7f6e..7d45d8f7 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-enable-prompt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG="byobu"
 byobu-disable-prompt || true
 cat >>"$HOME/.bashrc" <<EOF
 PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[00;31m\]\u\[\e[00;30m\]@\[\e[00;36m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[00;32m\]\w\[\e[00m\]\$ " #byobu-prompt#
+export TERM="xterm-256" #byobu-prompt#
 EOF
 
 echo
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil b/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
index 58c592a0..96087bd1 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ color_map() {
 		"c") _RET="cyan" ;;
 		"w") _RET="white" ;;
 		"d") _RET="black" ;;
-		"K") _RET="black" ;;
-		"R") _RET="red" ;;
-		"G") _RET="green" ;;
-		"Y") _RET="yellow" ;;
-		"B") _RET="blue" ;;
-		"M") _RET="magenta" ;;
-		"C") _RET="cyan" ;;
-		"W") _RET="white" ;;
+		"K") _RET="brightblack" ;;
+		"R") _RET="brightred" ;;
+		"G") _RET="brightgreen" ;;
+		"Y") _RET="brightyellow" ;;
+		"B") _RET="brightblue" ;;
+		"M") _RET="brightmagenta" ;;
+		"C") _RET="brightcyan" ;;
+		"W") _RET="brightwhite" ;;
 		*) _RET= ;;
 	esac
 }