diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 20a7a1a94..3dc015276 100755
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ def setPaths():
     paths.SQLMAP_FILES_PATH = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_OUTPUT_PATH, "%s", "files")
 
     # sqlmap files
-    paths.SQLMAP_HISTORY = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, ".sqlmap_history")
+    paths.SQLMAP_HISTORY = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), ".sqlmap_history")
     paths.SQLMAP_CONFIG = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_ROOT_PATH, "sqlmap-%s.conf" % randomStr())
     paths.COMMON_COLUMNS = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_TXT_PATH, "common-columns.txt")
     paths.COMMON_TABLES = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_TXT_PATH, "common-tables.txt")