diff --git a/byobu-export b/byobu-export
index 84b6facc..88c8049f 100755
--- a/byobu-export
+++ b/byobu-export
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ done
 PROFILE="$DIR/.screenrc"
 STATUS="$DIR/.$PKG/status"
 mkdir -p "$DIR/.$PKG/bin"
+touch "$DIR/.$PKG/profile"
 
 # Copy status scripts
 cp -a /usr/lib/$PKG/* "$DIR/.$PKG/bin"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ae34de65..1ee9a690 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 byobu (2.1) jaunty; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * byobu-export: touch an empty .byobu/profile, silence error message
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 05 May 2009 23:05:20 -0500
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 06 May 2009 15:33:47 -0500
 
 byobu (2.0-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low