diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9aaf1275..a3facd08 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ byobu (4.13) unreleased; urgency=low
     usr/lib/byobu/users, usr/lib/byobu/whoami,
     usr/lib/byobu/wifi_quality, usr/sbin/byobu-classroom:
     - add vi modelines
+  * usr/lib/byobu/hostname:
+    - whitespace handled elsewhere
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:37:56 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/hostname b/usr/lib/byobu/hostname
index b3c7079f..4460c206 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/hostname
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/hostname
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ else
 	h=$(hostname -s 2>/dev/null || hostname)
 fi
 
-color bold2; printf "%s" "$h "; color --
+color bold2; printf "%s" "$h"; color --
 
 # vi: syntax=sh ts=4 noexpandtab