diff --git a/oni/home/config/common.scm b/oni/home/config/common.scm
index 72ff0f0..f371958 100644
--- a/oni/home/config/common.scm
+++ b/oni/home/config/common.scm
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
                "alias hc=herbstclient\n"
                "setopt SHARE_HISTORY\n"
                "setopt HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS\n"
+               "setopt HIST_IGNORE_SPACE\n"
                "setopt PROMPT_SUBST\n"
                "zle -N x-copy-region-as-kill\n"
                "zle -N x-kill-region\n"