diff --git a/src/shell/history.rs b/src/shell/history.rs
index aa6c323..8e63148 100644
--- a/src/shell/history.rs
+++ b/src/shell/history.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn get_curr_history_number() -> i32 {
 }
 
 pub fn get_history() -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
-    let filepath = dirs::home_dir().unwrap().join("history.sqish");
+    let filepath = dirs::home_dir().unwrap().join(".history.sqish");
     let file = File::open(filepath)?;
     let contents = BufReader::new(file).lines();
     let mut res = String::new();