diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 07724e87..53d467ba 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 byobu (2.18) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * debian/screen-profiles.postinst: try to remove the dpkg-divert, but
+    if it fails, let the installation proceed, since we've copied
+    screen.real back into place now, LP: #393204
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:35:57 -0500
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:14:59 -0700
 
 byobu (2.17-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/screen-profiles.postinst b/debian/screen-profiles.postinst
index f9df5358..8a0f66e7 100644
--- a/debian/screen-profiles.postinst
+++ b/debian/screen-profiles.postinst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 2.0; then
 			cp -a /usr/bin/screen.real /usr/bin/screen
 		fi
 		# clean up old screen diversion
-		dpkg-divert --package screen-profiles --rename --remove /usr/bin/screen
+		dpkg-divert --package screen-profiles --rename --remove /usr/bin/screen || true
 	fi
 fi