diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 732e45c4..fed747d1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ byobu (4.30) unreleased; urgency=low
   * usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux:
     - go bold on window activity
     - clean up and make window colorings more consistent
+  * usr/bin/byobu-status:
+    - speed up disabled status runs
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:31:31 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-status b/usr/bin/byobu-status
index 1cb9f1ec..cd1d5034 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-status
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-status
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ PKG="byobu"
 [ -z "${BYOBU_PREFIX}" ] && export BYOBU_PREFIX="/usr" || export BYOBU_PREFIX
 . "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/lib/${PKG}/.common"
 
+[ -f "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status.disable" ] && exit 0
+
 # Source configurations
 for i in "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/share/$PKG/status/status" "${BYOBU_PREFIX}/share/$PKG/status/statusrc" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/statusrc" "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/color"; do
 	[ -r "$i" ] && . "$i"
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ case "$P" in
 		printf "$ESC{= $BACKGROUND$FOREGROUND}"
 	;;
 	*)
-		[ -f "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/status.disable" ] && exit 0
 		eval x="\$$P" || exit 1
 		[ "$x" = "1" ] || exit 0
 		shift