diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 99b2c83..f2d4aa1 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ These will be formatted and replaced with the appropriate values.
 --- @param str string
 */
 func hlprompt(L *lua.LState) int {
-	prompt := L.CheckString(1)
+	prompt = L.CheckString(1)
 	lr.SetPrompt(fmtPrompt(prompt))
 
 	return 0
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func hlwhich(L *lua.LState) int {
 		l.Push(lua.LNil)
 		return 1
 	}
-	
+
 	l.Push(lua.LString(path))
 	return 1
 }
diff --git a/history.go b/history.go
index 921b6e7..f652547 100644
--- a/history.go
+++ b/history.go
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ func (h *fileHistory) Len() int {
 }
 
 func (h *fileHistory) Dump() interface{} {
-	return nil
+	return h.items
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 739c7ff..36decf3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func main() {
 	confDir, _ = os.UserConfigDir()
 	preloadPath = strings.Replace(preloadPath, "~", homedir, 1)
 	sampleConfPath = strings.Replace(sampleConfPath, "~", homedir, 1)
-	
+
 	// i honestly dont know what directories to use for this
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
 	case "linux":
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ func main() {
 
 input:
 	for interactive {
+		lr.SetPrompt(fmtPrompt(prompt))
 		running = false
 
 		input, err := lr.Read()
diff --git a/vars.go b/vars.go
index eddf585..07d25a7 100644
--- a/vars.go
+++ b/vars.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var (
 	defaultHistDir = ""
 	commonRequirePaths = "';./libs/?/init.lua;./?/init.lua;./?/?.lua'"
 
+	prompt string
 	multilinePrompt = "> "
 )