diff --git a/zsh.d/50_history.zsh b/zsh.d/50_history.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54f909f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zsh.d/50_history.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# vim: ft=zsh
+
+setopt append_history         # Allow multiple terminal sessions to all append to one zsh command history
+setopt extended_history       # save timestamp of command and duration
+setopt inc_append_history     # Add comamnds as they are typed, don't wait until shell exit
+setopt hist_expire_dups_first # when trimming history, lose oldest duplicates first
+setopt hist_ignore_dups       # Do not write events to history that are duplicates of previous events
+setopt hist_ignore_space      # remove command line from history list when first character on the line is a space
+setopt hist_find_no_dups      # When searching history don't display results already cycled through twice
+setopt hist_reduce_blanks     # Remove extra blanks from each command line being added to history
+setopt hist_verify            # don't execute, just expand history
+setopt share_history          # imports new commands and appends typed commands to history
+setopt hist_no_store          # remove the history (fc -l) command from the history when invoked.
+
+export HISTFILE=$HOME/.zsh_history
+export HISTSIZE=1000000
+export SAVEHIST=1000000
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 8d840de..7ce2fda 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -142,24 +142,6 @@ zle -N predict-off
 bindkey "^Z" predict-on    # C-z
 bindkey "^X^Z" predict-off # C-x C-z
 
-#---------------------------------- History -----------------------------------
-
-setopt append_history         # Allow multiple terminal sessions to all append to one zsh command history
-setopt extended_history       # save timestamp of command and duration
-setopt inc_append_history     # Add comamnds as they are typed, don't wait until shell exit
-setopt hist_expire_dups_first # when trimming history, lose oldest duplicates first
-setopt hist_ignore_dups       # Do not write events to history that are duplicates of previous events
-setopt hist_ignore_space      # remove command line from history list when first character on the line is a space
-setopt hist_find_no_dups      # When searching history don't display results already cycled through twice
-setopt hist_reduce_blanks     # Remove extra blanks from each command line being added to history
-setopt hist_verify            # don't execute, just expand history
-setopt share_history          # imports new commands and appends typed commands to history
-setopt hist_no_store          # remove the history (fc -l) command from the history when invoked.
-
-export HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history
-export HISTSIZE=1000000
-export SAVEHIST=1000000
-
 #---------------------------------- Aliases ----------------------------------
 
 # Use interactive sudo instead of su