diff --git a/shell/key-bindings.bash b/shell/key-bindings.bash
index 265e11e0..5218febe 100644
--- a/shell/key-bindings.bash
+++ b/shell/key-bindings.bash
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ __fzf_cd__() {
 if command -v perl > /dev/null; then
   __fzf_history__() {
     local output script
-    script='BEGIN { getc; $/ = "\n\t"; $HISTCOUNT = $ENV{last_hist} + 1 } s/^[ *]//; print $HISTCOUNT - $. . "\t$_" if !$seen{$_}++'
+    script='BEGIN { getc; $/ = "\n\t"; $HISTCOUNT = $ENV{last_hist} + 1 } s/^[ *]//; s/\n/\n\t/gm; print $HISTCOUNT - $. . "\t$_" if !$seen{$_}++'
     output=$(
       set +o pipefail
       builtin fc -lnr -2147483648 |
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if command -v perl > /dev/null; then
         FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=$(__fzf_defaults "" "-n2..,.. --scheme=history --bind=ctrl-r:toggle-sort --highlight-line ${FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS-} +m --read0") \
         FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS_FILE='' $(__fzfcmd) --query "$READLINE_LINE"
     ) || return
-    READLINE_LINE=${output#*$'\t'}
+    READLINE_LINE=$(command perl -pe 's/^\d*\t//' <<< "$output")
     if [[ -z "$READLINE_POINT" ]]; then
       echo "$READLINE_LINE"
     else