diff --git a/dot_bashrc b/dot_bashrc
index 402db76..6e2184d 100644
--- a/dot_bashrc
+++ b/dot_bashrc
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 [[ -z "$FUNCNEST" ]] && export FUNCNEST=100          # limits recursive functions, see 'man bash'
 
+# disable history
+HISTFILE=/dev/null
+
 ## Use the up and down arrow keys for finding a command in history
 ## (you can write some initial letters of the command first).
 bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward'
@@ -137,8 +140,6 @@ fi
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # History 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set -o history
-#unset HISTFILE
 
 # don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
 # See bash(1) for more options
@@ -159,3 +160,8 @@ HISTIGNORE=history*
 
 # merge history b/w sessions
 PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a; history -c; history -r; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
+
+HISTFILE=~/.bash_history
+
+# enable history
+set -o history