diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 70ab999676..06d7e7b38b 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -1020,6 +1020,8 @@ function screen_rc {
         echo "sessionname $SCREEN_NAME" > $SCREENRC
         # Set a reasonable statusbar
         echo "hardstatus alwayslastline '$SCREEN_HARDSTATUS'" >> $SCREENRC
+        # Some distributions override PROMPT_COMMAND for the screen terminal type - turn that off
+        echo "setenv PROMPT_COMMAND /bin/true" >> $SCREENRC
         echo "screen -t shell bash" >> $SCREENRC
     fi
     # If this service doesn't already exist in the screenrc file
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 57b8529e06..05b53afee1 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ disable_negated_services
 
 # Warn users who aren't on an explicitly supported distro, but allow them to
 # override check and attempt installation with ``FORCE=yes ./stack``
-if [[ ! ${DISTRO} =~ (oneiric|precise|quantal|raring|saucy|7.0|wheezy|sid|testing|jessie|f16|f17|f18|opensuse-12.2|rhel6) ]]; then
+if [[ ! ${DISTRO} =~ (oneiric|precise|quantal|raring|saucy|7.0|wheezy|sid|testing|jessie|f16|f17|f18|f19|opensuse-12.2|rhel6) ]]; then
     echo "WARNING: this script has not been tested on $DISTRO"
     if [[ "$FORCE" != "yes" ]]; then
         die $LINENO "If you wish to run this script anyway run with FORCE=yes"
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ if [[ "$USE_SCREEN" == "True" ]]; then
         SCREEN_HARDSTATUS='%{= .} %-Lw%{= .}%> %n%f %t*%{= .}%+Lw%< %-=%{g}(%{d}%H/%l%{g})'
     fi
     screen -r $SCREEN_NAME -X hardstatus alwayslastline "$SCREEN_HARDSTATUS"
+    screen -r $SCREEN_NAME -X setenv PROMPT_COMMAND /bin/true
 fi
 
 # Clear screen rc file