diff --git a/byobu-export b/byobu-export
index 88c8049f..641647a9 100755
--- a/byobu-export
+++ b/byobu-export
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ sed -i "s:.$PKG/profile\":\.screenrc\":" "$PROFILE"
 sed -i "s:^bindkey -k k9 screen -t help:#bindkey -k k9 screen -t help:" "$PROFILE"
 
 # tar up the results
-tar -zcf "$file" -C "$DIR" . || error "Could not create archive"
+tar --owner=root --group=root -zcf "$file" -C "$DIR" . || error "Could not create archive"
 
 echo
 echo "Success!"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2cfefbae..8cce5032 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ byobu (2.4) unreleased; urgency=low
     colors look bad on the light* profiles
   * bin/ip-address: hostname -i doesn't always work, use ifconfig
     instead, LP: #376080
+  * byobu-export: tar files with owner/group as root/root, LP: #371025
   * debian/control: suggest vim, for better handling of status details
 
   [ David Duffey ]
   * rpm/byobu.spec: initial specfile for RH packaging
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 13 May 2009 23:08:39 -0500
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 14 May 2009 00:55:35 -0500
 
 byobu (2.3-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low