diff --git a/rc/rc.wmii.rc b/rc/rc.wmii.rc
index c02adbb4..6eabda56 100755
--- a/rc/rc.wmii.rc
+++ b/rc/rc.wmii.rc
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Action overridekeys
 
 # Misc Setup
 progs_file=`{namespace}^/proglist.$pid
-hist=`{namespace}^/history
+hist=`{echo $WMII_CONFPATH | sed 's,:.*,/,'}^/history
 histlen=5000
 Action status &
 Action rehash &