diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f678c0df..a3c81d51 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ livecd-rootfs (0.27) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Special-case kubuntu cloops to be slightly larger, so we don't overflow.
   * Make sparc use archive.ubuntu.com, it's no longer a ports arch.
   * Add xubuntu support to livecd.sh, including hackish workarounds.
+  * Reset the debconf frontend after we're all done with the chroot.
 
   [ LaMont Jones ]
   * umount /var/{run,lock}
diff --git a/livecd.sh b/livecd.sh
index fbc48864..8711c1e4 100755
--- a/livecd.sh
+++ b/livecd.sh
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ deb-src ${SECSRCMIRROR} ${STE}-security ${COMP}
 	ln -s livecd.${FS}.initrd-"${SUBARCH}" livecd.${FS}.initrd
 	ln -s livecd.${FS}.kernel-"${SUBARCH}" livecd.${FS}.kernel
     fi
+    # all done with the chroot; reset the deconf frontend, so Colin doesn't cry
+    echo RESET debconf/frontend | chroot $ROOT debconf-communicate
+    echo FSET debconf/frontend seen true | chroot $ROOT debconf-communicate
 
   livefs_cloop()
   {