diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 997e20e0..eebd1746 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 byobu (2.81) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/lib/byobu/custom: save a fork
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:46:29 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/custom b/usr/lib/byobu/custom
index b9fc8742..8a47f20a 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/custom
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/custom
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ for i in "$HOME"/.$PKG/bin/[0-9]*_*; do
 		$i $@ > "$CACHE.$script" 2>/dev/null
 	fi
 	output=$(cat "$CACHE.$script")
-	if echo "$output" | grep -qs "$ESC{"; then
-		# User has formatted the colors
-		printf "$output"
-	else
-		# Default to inverted coloring
-		printf "$(color invert)$output$(color -) "
-	fi
+	case "$output" in
+		*"$ESC{"*)
+			# User has formatted the colors
+			printf "$output"
+		;;
+		*)
+			# Default to inverted coloring
+			printf "$(color invert)$output$(color -) "
+		;;
+	esac
 done