diff --git a/.zsh/00_basic.zsh b/.zsh/00_basic.zsh
index 91a3644..c0c8905 100644
--- a/.zsh/00_basic.zsh
+++ b/.zsh/00_basic.zsh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #man zshzle
 #man zshcontrib
 # Lines configured by zsh-newuser-install
-HISTFILE=~/.histfile
+export HISTFILE=~/.histfile
 HISTSIZE=100000
 SAVEHIST=100000
 export HISTTIMEFORMAT="%h/%d - %H:%M:%S "