diff --git a/bin/network-down b/bin/network-down
index 66f084ee..ec12e1f6 100755
--- a/bin/network-down
+++ b/bin/network-down
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 PKG="byobu"
 
-cache="$HOME/.$PKG/network-down"
+cache="/var/run/screen/S-$USER/$PKG.network-down"
 interface=`/sbin/route -n | tail -n 1 | sed "s/^.* //"`
 unit="kB/s"
 
diff --git a/bin/network-up b/bin/network-up
index 693642cf..f238b750 100755
--- a/bin/network-up
+++ b/bin/network-up
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 PKG="byobu"
 
-cache="$HOME/.$PKG/network-up"
+cache="/var/run/screen/S-$USER/$PKG.network-up"
 
 interface=`/sbin/route -n | tail -n 1 | sed "s/^.* //"`
 unit="kB/s"
diff --git a/bin/updates-available b/bin/updates-available
index d39a4fba..bc1b4311 100755
--- a/bin/updates-available
+++ b/bin/updates-available
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ print_updates() {
 	exit 0
 }
 
-cache=/var/run/updates-available
-mycache=$HOME/.$PKG/updates-available
+cache="/var/run/updates-available"
+mycache="/var/run/screen/S-$USER/$PKG.updates-available"
 now=`date +%s`
 cache_timestamp=`stat -c "%Y" $cache 2>/dev/null || echo 0`
 mycache_timestamp=`stat -c "%Y" $mycache 2>/dev/null || echo 0`
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aeeedfc3..af9d6de6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ byobu (2.4) unreleased; urgency=low
     colors look bad on the light* profiles
   * bin/ip-address: hostname -i doesn't always work, use ifconfig
     instead, LP: #376080
+  * bin/network-down,network-up,updates-available: use /var/run/screen
+    for status cache files, to keep from waking up the disk
   * byobu-export: tar files with owner/group as root/root, LP: #371025
   * byobu, debian/install, motd+shell, profiles/byoburc: launch screen
     with a simple config file that includes the chosen profile plus
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ byobu (2.4) unreleased; urgency=low
   [ David Duffey ]
   * rpm/byobu.spec: initial specfile for RH packaging
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 15 May 2009 17:16:44 +0100
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 16 May 2009 20:19:38 +0100
 
 byobu (2.3-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low