diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b48b8f82..2d2d08ad 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ byobu (5.75) unreleased; urgency=medium
     - fix layout saving, which broke in tmux 1.8
     - incrementally rearrange while building our windows up to restore,
       as sometimes we run out of room; tiling in between seems to work
+  * usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in, usr/lib/byobu/include/colors,
+    usr/lib/byobu/include/constants:
+    - fix profile color breakage
 
   [ Kosuke Asami ]
   * usr/lib/byobu/battery: LP: #1289157, #1289157
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in
index 20ae685d..f4812759 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ MC=0
 # Seed the configuration
 # Setup initial local user configuration
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color" ] || printf "BACKGROUND=k\nFOREGROUND=w\nMONOCHROME=$MC" > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color"
-[ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color.tmux" ] || sed -e "s/^#.*//" -e "/^\s*$/d" "$BYOBU_PREFIX/lib/$PKG/include/colors"  > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color.tmux"
+[ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color.tmux" ] || sed -e "s/^#.*//" -e "/^\s*$/d" -e "s/^export //" "$BYOBU_PREFIX/lib/$PKG/include/colors"  > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color.tmux"
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/datetime.tmux" ] || printf 'BYOBU_DATE="%%Y-%%m-%%d "\nBYOBU_TIME="%%H:%%M:%%S"\n' > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/datetime.tmux"
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile" ] || echo "source \$BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/common" > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile"
 [ -r "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile.tmux" ] || echo "source \$BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/tmux" > "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile.tmux"
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/colors b/usr/lib/byobu/include/colors
index 45f8934a..470fe4b1 100644
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/colors
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/colors
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@
 
 # Default colors
 # Inspired by http://design.ubuntu.com/brand/colour-palette
-export BYOBU_DARK="\#333333"		# Cool grey
-export BYOBU_LIGHT="\#EEEEEE"		# Warm white
-export BYOBU_ACCENT="\#75507B"          # Aubergine
-export BYOBU_HIGHLIGHT="\#DD4814"       # Ubuntu orange
-export BYOBU_WINDOW_NAME="-"
-export BYOBU_DATE="%Y-%m-%d "
-export BYOBU_TIME="%H:%M:%S"
+
+# Cool grey
+export BYOBU_DARK="\#333333"
+
+# Warm white
+export BYOBU_LIGHT="\#EEEEEE"
+
+# Aubergine
+export BYOBU_ACCENT="\#75507B"
+
+# Ubuntu orange
+export BYOBU_HIGHLIGHT="\#DD4814"
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants b/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
index 42bc9b23..1c6fe96d 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
@@ -64,3 +64,7 @@ if [ -z "$BYOBU_PYTHON" ]; then
 		export BYOBU_PYTHON="python"
 	fi
 fi
+
+export BYOBU_WINDOW_NAME="-"
+export BYOBU_DATE="%Y-%m-%d "
+export BYOBU_TIME="%H:%M:%S"