diff --git a/lib/history.bash b/lib/history.bash
index f7d3303c..cfc58963 100644
--- a/lib/history.bash
+++ b/lib/history.bash
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Bash History Handling
 
 shopt -s histappend                              # append to bash_history if Terminal.app quits
-export HISTCONTROL=${HISTCONTROL:-erasedups}     # erase duplicates; alternative option: export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
+export HISTCONTROL=${HISTCONTROL:-ignorespace:erasedups} # erase duplicates; alternative option: export HISTCONTROL=ignoredups
 export HISTSIZE=${HISTSIZE:-5000}                # resize history size
 export AUTOFEATURE=${AUTOFEATURE:-true autotest} # Cucumber / Autotest integration