diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5ebe7bc4..cb559213 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 byobu (5.82) unreleased; urgency=medium
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in:
+    - add bindkey line back, this line is *essential*; there was a
+      syntax error in it previously, but removing the line was not
+      the correct fix for LP: #1313209, #814172
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 06 Jul 2014 15:51:18 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in b/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in
index dfed827f..0faeeb36 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ case "$bind_to" in
 		case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
 			screen)
 				$BYOBU_SED -i -e "/^register x /d" -e "/^bindkey \"^\"/d" -e "/^escape /d" "$keybindings"
+				echo "bindkey \"^${KEY}\"" >> "$keybindings"
 				echo "escape \"^${KEY}${key}\"" >> "$keybindings"
 				echo "register x \"^${KEY}\"" >> "$keybindings"
 				$BYOBU_BACKEND -X at 0 source "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile"