diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6823b2e..513a7b5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 
 	hooks bait.Bait
 	defaultConfPath string
+	defaultHistPath string
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -52,7 +53,17 @@ func main() {
 		// else do ~ substitution
 		defaultConfPath = filepath.Join(strings.Replace(defaultConfDir, "~", homedir, 1), ".hilbishrc.lua")
 	}
-
+	if defaultHistDir == "" {
+		// we'll add *our* default if its empty (wont be if its changed comptime)
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(confDir, "hilbish")); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			defaultHistPath = filepath.Join(homedir, "/.hilbish-history")
+		} else {
+			defaultHistPath = filepath.Join(confDir, "hilbish", ".hilbish-history")
+		}
+	} else {
+		// else do ~ substitution
+		defaultHistPath = filepath.Join(strings.Replace(defaultHistDir, "~", homedir, 1), ".hilbishrc.lua")
+	}
 	helpflag := getopt.BoolLong("help", 'h', "Prints Hilbish flags")
 	verflag := getopt.BoolLong("version", 'v', "Prints Hilbish version")
 	setshflag := getopt.BoolLong("setshellenv", 'S', "Sets $SHELL to Hilbish's executed path")
diff --git a/rl.go b/rl.go
index 3b08d26..49e35ab 100644
--- a/rl.go
+++ b/rl.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type LineReader struct {
 // other gophers might hate this naming but this is local, shut up
 func NewLineReader(prompt string) *LineReader {
 	readline.Completer = readline.FilenameCompleter
-	readline.LoadHistory(homedir + "/.hilbish-history")
+	readline.LoadHistory(defaultHistPath)
 
 	return &LineReader{
 		Prompt: prompt,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (lr *LineReader) SetPrompt(prompt string) {
 
 func (lr *LineReader) AddHistory(cmd string) {
 	readline.AddHistory(cmd)
-	readline.SaveHistory(homedir + "/.hilbish-history")
+	readline.SaveHistory(defaultHistPath)
 }
 
 func (lr *LineReader) ClearInput() {
diff --git a/vars.go b/vars.go
index ad182f3..faaed98 100644
--- a/vars.go
+++ b/vars.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 var (
 	version = "v0.5.1"
 	defaultConfDir = "" // ~ will be substituted for home, path for user's default config
+	defaultHistDir = ""
 
 	prompt string // Prompt will always get changed anyway
 	multilinePrompt = "> "