diff --git a/mkshrc b/mkshrc
index 641c376..fbaf10b 100644
--- a/mkshrc
+++ b/mkshrc
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ esac
 export VIMINIT="source ~/.config/vim/vimrc"
 export NVIMINIT="source ~/.config/vim/vimrc"
 
+HISTFILE="$HOME/.mksh_history"
+HISTSIZE=5000
+
 if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
     test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
     alias ls='ls --color=auto'
diff --git a/scripts/websearch b/scripts/websearch
index 5ffb91b..7af5b57 100755
--- a/scripts/websearch
+++ b/scripts/websearch
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ SEARCH_HISTORY=$HOME/.local/share/search_history
 
 SEARCH=$(cat $SEARCH_HISTORY | dmenu -p "search")
 
+[ -z "$SEARCH" ] && exit 1
+
 echo "$SEARCH" >> $SEARCH_HISTORY
 
 query=$(echo $SEARCH | sed 's/ /+/g')