diff --git a/home/dot_config/shell/exports.sh.tmpl b/home/dot_config/shell/exports.sh.tmpl
index ffbfb3a9..398d0938 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/shell/exports.sh.tmpl
+++ b/home/dot_config/shell/exports.sh.tmpl
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\e[0m'
 export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\e[01;33m'
 export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\e[0m'
 export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\e[1;4;31m'
-export LESSHISTFILE=-
+export LESSHISTFILE="$XDG_STATE_HOME"/less/history
 export MANPAGER="less -X"
 
 ### Magic Enter (ZSH)