diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d03494..7532903 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 node_modules/
 .cargo/
 build/
+.otto-ebc-history
diff --git a/eventbus/src/cli/main.rs b/eventbus/src/cli/main.rs
index 5862fe6..4926ff3 100644
--- a/eventbus/src/cli/main.rs
+++ b/eventbus/src/cli/main.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ fn main() {
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
+                    rl.add_history_entry(line.as_str());
                     if line == "quit" {
                         return;
                     }