diff --git a/board/netconf/rootfs/bin/clish b/board/netconf/rootfs/bin/clish
index 63c4d037..f4fdcfac 100755
--- a/board/netconf/rootfs/bin/clish
+++ b/board/netconf/rootfs/bin/clish
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash -li
 # Source settings, aliases, and probe terminal size, then hand over to klish
+unset HISTFILE
 exec /usr/bin/klish