diff --git a/plugin/sensible.vim b/plugin/sensible.vim
index 87288af..1bd58d0 100644
--- a/plugin/sensible.vim
+++ b/plugin/sensible.vim
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ set autoread
 set autowrite
 set fileformats+=mac
 
+if &history < 1000
+  set history=1000
+endif
 set viminfo^=!
 
 if isdirectory(expand('~/.cache/vim'))