diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5f597302..f300de6b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ byobu (5.59) unreleased; urgency=low
     - I've tested this to display properly in:
       + gnome-terminal, xterm, uxterm, terminator, konsole
     - Still doesn't look right in putty
+  * usr/bin/byobu, usr/bin/byobu-status, usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-
+    keys.tmux: LP: #1215210
+    - default window name to -
+    - this is a compromise and I see no other way around this
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:53:27 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu b/usr/bin/byobu
index 3895a208..ca48cfaf 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ case $BYOBU_BACKEND in
 			fi
 		fi
 		BYOBU_PROFILE="-f $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/$PKG/profiles/tmuxrc"
-		DEFAULT_WINDOW="new-session ${BYOBU_PREFIX}/bin/byobu-shell"
+		DEFAULT_WINDOW="new-session -n - ${BYOBU_PREFIX}/bin/byobu-shell"
 		sessions=$($BYOBU_BACKEND list-sessions 2>/dev/null) || true
 	;;
 	screen)
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-status b/usr/bin/byobu-status
index fa9de4b3..fec75172 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-status
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-status
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@ case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
 				break
 			fi
 		done
-		# Do first-run procedures, if necessary
-		if [ -n "$TMUX" ]; then
-			if [ ! -e "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/${TMUX#*,}" ]; then
-				# Clear initial window name
-				tmux rename-window ""
-				touch "$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/${TMUX#*,}"
-			fi
-		fi
 	;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux b/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux
index 842d806d..ace04163 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ source $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux.disable
 # Documented in: $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/doc/byobu/help.tmux.txt
 bind-key -n F1 new-window -k -n config byobu-config
 bind-key -n S-F1 new-window -k -n help '$BYOBU_PAGER $BYOBU_PREFIX/share/doc/byobu/help.tmux.txt'
-bind-key -n F2 new-window \; rename-window ""
+bind-key -n F2 new-window \; rename-window "-"
 bind-key -n C-F2 display-panes \; split-window -h
 bind-key -n S-F2 display-panes \; split-window -v
 bind-key -n C-S-F2 new-session