diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e26d4296..04fc8cc6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 byobu (2.74) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * usr/lib/byobu/disk_io: fix regex to support RAID devices, LP: #572855
+  * debian/postinst: make debconf question failsafe, LP: #569041
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:11:14 -0500
 
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index aa906a67..d85ea2cb 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ db_version 2.0
 
 PKG="byobu"
 
-db_get byobu/launch-by-default
+db_get byobu/launch-by-default || true
 if [ "$RET" = true ]; then
 	ln -sf /usr/bin/$PKG-launch /etc/profile.d/Z98-$PKG.sh
 else