diff --git a/gbootroot_pkg b/gbootroot_pkg
index a955125..292cc23 100755
--- a/gbootroot_pkg
+++ b/gbootroot_pkg
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ system "dh_make -e $email";
 # Here we ask the user what changes to add to the changelog and set the proper
 # time using 822-date.  If it is the initial release we don't do anything.
 
+if ( !-e "$packaging_defaults/changelog" ) {
+    system 
+	"cp -a $packaging_place/debian/changelog $packaging_defaults";
+}
+
 open(CHANGELOG,"$packaging_defaults/changelog") 
     or die "Couldn't open $packaging_place/changelog: $!\n";
 my @changelog = <CHANGELOG>;