diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0a0faf2b..cc2868c8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ byobu (2.82) unreleased; urgency=low
   * usr/bin/byobu-select-session:
     - save a few forks, use regexes for screen -ls processing
     - fix select-session code, LP: #602750
+    - handle ctrl-c bail-out of select-session, LP: #602753
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:02:18 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
index b73169bd..6c1de8eb 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ if i > 1:
 				tries += 1
 				choice = ""
 				sys.stderr.write("\nERROR: Invalid input\n");
+		except KeyboardInterrupt:
+			print
+			sys.exit(0)
 		except:
 			if choice == "":
 				choice = 1