diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cabb800e..33380ad4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ byobu (4.14) unreleased; urgency=low
     - add copyright headers, install constants
   * usr/bin/byobu-status:
     - import constants
+  * usr/lib/byobu/date:
+    - add trailing whitespace back
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:16:29 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/date b/usr/lib/byobu/date
index ddef1d65..cf970488 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/date
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/date
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ __date_detail() {
 __date() {
 	bd=$(date "+%m%d")
 	[ "$bd" = "0320" ] && msg="$(echo SGFwcHkgQmlydGhkYXkgU2NyZWVuIC0tIGh0dHA6Ly9iaXQubHkvc2NyZWVuLWJkYXkK | base64 -di)" && screen -X -S "byobu" at "*" echo "[$msg]"
-	printf "\005Y-\005m-\005d"
+	color none; printf "\005Y-\005m-\005d"; color --
 }
 
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