diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1a8f8648..8b2eebb8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ byobu (4.9) unreleased; urgency=low
     - added to the byobu repository for source control, but not yet
       QA'd for release, so they're not yet installed by the makefiles
       or documented;  will get to this eventually
+  * usr/bin/byobu: LP: #791617
+    - fix "byobu -r session", zero out NAME if user has a -r
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:24:50 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu b/usr/bin/byobu
index 0f630786..a4c707f2 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ else
 	PROFILE="-c $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/screenrc"
 fi
 NAME="-S $PKG"
-# Zero out $NAME if user has specified a -S
+# Zero out $NAME if user has specified a screen session name
 for i in "$@"; do
-	case $i in -*S|-ls|-list) NAME= ;; esac
+	case $i in -r|-*S|-ls|-list) NAME= ;; esac
 done
 # Now let's execute screen!
 if [ "$#" = "0" ]; then